Vajra
A vajra is a ritual scepter used in tantric practices and an attribute of tantric masters and deities. It generally symbolizes method, the male aspect of enlightenment.
Art
Central Tibet, late 17th century
U Region, Central Tibet, 18th century
Mindroling monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, early 18th century
Central Tibet, 19th century
Mongolia, 18th - 19th century
Tibet, 18th century
Bhutan, 20th century
Tibet, 18th century
Central Tibet, 15th - 16th century
Tibet, 18th century
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th-early 19th century
Tibet, 14th century
Western Tibet, 15th century
Karnali Basin, Northwestern Nepal, 13th-14th century
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Eastern India or Western Tibet, 10th-11th century