Gandhanra Tibetan Buddhism Vajra Pendant,Hand Carved Yak Bone Dorje Amulet

❤This bone carved dorje vajra is hand carved by Tibetan craftsmen from Tibet in 1990's,blessed in Gengqing Monastry. Entirely hand-carved, double sided with vajra,very beautiful. You can use it as pendant,bag hanging,or altar ornament. ❤Details Material: yak bone Color:brown Size Height: 22mm /0.87" Inches Width: 15mm /0.6" Inches Thickness:7mm /0.28" Inches ❤ABOUT Vajra The term vajra is a Sanskrit word that is usually defined as "diamond" or "thunderbolt." It also defines a kind of battle club that achieved its name through its reputation for hardness and invincibility. The vajra has special significance in Tibetan Buddhism, and the word is adopted as a label for the Vajrayana branch of Buddhism, one of the three major forms of Buddhism. The visual icon of the vajra club, along with the bell (ghanta), form a principal symbol of the Vajrayana Buddhism of Tibet. A diamond is spotlessly pure and indestructible. The Sanskrit word means "unbreakable or impregnable, being durable and eternal". As such, the word vajra sometimes signifies the lighting-bolt power of enlightenment and the absolute, indestructible reality of shunyata, "emptiness." Buddism integrates the word vajra into many of its legends and practices. Vajrasana is the location where the Buddha attained enlightenment. The vajra asana body posture is the lotus position. The highest concentrated mental state is vajra samadhi. Ritual Object in Tibetan Buddhism The vajra also is a literal ritual object associated with Tibetan Buddhism, also called by its Tibetan name, Dorje. It is the symbol of the Vajrayana school of Buddhism, which is the tantric branch that contains rituals said to allow a follower to achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime, in a thunderbolt flash of indestructible clarity. The vajra objects usually are made of bronze, vary in size, and have three, five or nine spokes that usually close at each end in a lotus shape. The number of spokes and the way they meet at the ends have numerous symbolic meanings. In Tibetan ritual, the vaj