Antique Vajra

The intricately formed vajra atop symbolizes indestructible wisdom and the masculine principle, while the resonating bell below represents the feminine principle and the emptiness of...

The handle takes the form of a vajra, culminating in a double vajra (visvavajra) finial.

Antique Asian Bronze buddhist bell Tibetan Meditation Ceremonial Prayer Vajra Bell and Scepter. Antique Buddhist Tibetan Meditation Prayer Bell with Vajra.

The handle with a 3 point vajra device with each point emanating from figural dragon's mouths.

Mounted on a custom metal stand. Measurements of vajra only: 9" x 3" x 3".

Such bells were used in conjunction with a vajra, forming one of the most significant ritual pairings in mystical Buddhist practice.

A rare and finely cast Japanese Buddhist ritual ghanta handbell, featuring a five-pronged vajra handle, dating to the early to mid Edo period.

Sculpted in full round, on an integral stepped rectangular base, the corners with foo lions and the underside baseplate incised with vajra Height 6 inches (15.2cm), width 4.75 inches...

Large antique (19th century) Chinese Buddhust stupa crafted from bronze and cloisonne enameled metal, with pairs of lions and double Vajras on each side, with dome with window on ea...

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Potted to a tapered, ovoid form, the jar is decorated in low relief with an array of Buddhist motifs, including lotus flowers, vajras, Bodhisattvas and animals of the zodiac. Though ...

The rounded shoulders are decorated in low relief with an array of Buddhist motifs and florals, including vajras for compassion and lotus flowers for purity and enlightenment.

This unusual bronze sculpture is a 19th-century dorje, or vajra, a scepter used during Tibetan Buddhist ritual recitation.

The handle is surmounted by a four-pronged vajra finial. The bell's dome is decorated with low-relief Sanskrit characters on lotus petals, and features a pattern of small vajras alon...

The figure is seated in vajra posture atop a lotus-form base, symbolizing spiritual purity and enlightenment.

The jar has a tapered body and an overhung lid, decorated in low relief with an array of Buddhist motifs, including lotus flowers, parasols, robed figures, vajras and animals of the ...

Potted to a tapered, ovoid form, the jar is decorated in low relief with an array of Buddhist motifs, including lotus flowers, vajras and animals of the zodiac. Though difficult to d...

The footed jar has a rounded body and flared lid, both decorated in low relief with palm fronds and lotus petal medallions of two-headed vajras. A ritual tool of the Buddhism, the va...

A finely cast Himalayan bronze figure of Green Tara, depicted seated in vajra posture upon a double-lotus base. The deity is shown with a serene, gently smiling expression, her head ...

The vajra (Sanskrit) or dorje (Tibetan) is a rendition of a tantric thunderbolt used as a metaphor on the nature of enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhist traditions.

The handle is surmounted by a four-pronged vajra finial. The bell's dome is decorated with low-relief Sanskrit characters on lotus petals, and features a pattern of small vajras alon...

The inclusion of the vishva vajra rather than the usual single vajra reinforces his role as a supreme protector, capable of dispelling all forms of negativity and restoring balance.

The inclusion of the vishva vajra rather than the usual single vajra reinforces his role as a supreme protector, capable of dispelling all forms of negativity and restoring balance.

Cloaked in a dark green glaze with a glassy finish, the round jar is decorated in low relief with palm fronds and round medallions that likely depict the vajra, a symbol of thunder, ...

The underside is embossed with the vishvavajra, the crossed vajra, which represents the earth and the absolute stability of the enlightened mind.

Aizen is depicted with red skin, a fearsome expression and six arms holding weapons and ritual tools, including a bell, a vajra and a bow and arrow. Backed by a flaming red halo, he ...

Buddha Nageshvara). Shown seated in the vajra position atop a lotus blossom, hands clasped in front of his heart in ‘Enlightened Mudra’, his head shaded by a green disc interspersed ...

He rides a fierce tigress, and brandishes a vajra in his right hand and a ritual dagger (phurba) in his left.

The vajra and the ghanta represent indestructible purity, compassion and wisdom, necessary for attaining enlightenment.

His hands hold identifying attributes, the dorje (vajra, thunderbolt scepter denoting clarity of mind) and the prayer bell (ghanta), here associated with wisdom (prajna).

Rare and highly unusual antique Japanese statue of the esoteric deity 'Dakini Ten,' a Buddhist goddess who was associated with the agricultural deity Inari in Japan, and is represent...

Among these objects are the wheel of law, a symbol of Buddhist teachings, the bow and arrow, symbolizing the accuracy of determined intellect, and the vajra scepter, a symbol of comp...

A bell would originally have been attached to the half vajras, forming a candle holder. The bells now lost on both figures.

The sculpture was described as: “The three faces of the bracket carved in rtelief with images of the bearded Brahma, holding a kalasha on the left, a male deity holding a vajra at ce...

In both hands her attributes, the Vajra symbols. It has a peaceful facial expression derived from deep meditation.

Finely painted with Amitayus seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsamudra, a vajra resting on his left palm, dressed in loose-fitting robes, billowing scar...

Seitaka largely adheres to the iconography of a wrathful youth with fleshy body and face, skin in the color of a red lotus, has his hair tied in five knots, and holds a vajra in his ...

The lotus base sealed to the underside with a copper base plate inscribed with a double vajra (visvajra). Provenance: Paul B. Dombrowski (1935 - 2021), WI

The fingers of the upturned hand suggest he originally held an attribute (most likely an upright vajra), now lost, which would have positively identified him.