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Vajra symbolizes the invincible, indestructible wisdom and true Buddha-like nature. It can cut off all kinds of troubles and destroy demons

Art for meditation and tattoo.

Meditation Vajra

The Vajra Etheric Weaver® is based around a 3" (9cm) or 6.5" - 7" (16 - 18cm) laboratory grown, double terminated, pure quartz crystal with pyramid cut ends with 2 neodymium rare earth magnets placed at the center and wrapped in Coated Copper or 12K Gold-fill wire. Available in a variety of crystal colors and designs.

The vajra symbolizes for the nature of reality

Vajra-ghanta | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

I think I’m fully decompressed from the Palyul retreat now, and I was saving a post for a little bit of down time. Since we’re on the eve of a holiday weekend here in the States, why not now? You all know that I like Dharma-themed tattoos. I’ve written about the three that I’ve gotten in Mongolia here, here, and here. So one of the first things I noticed at in New York was that there was some really cool ink being sported by some of the Palyul retreatants. I asked each to pose for photographs; they all obliged and the following are the results. The first piece of art that caught my eye adorned the shoulder of Sandra from Florida. It’s a beautifully rendered bell and dorje, which in Vajrayana Buddhist symbolism represent the union of wisdom and compassion. Along the bottom of the bell is written Padmasambhava’s mantra, Om Ah Hung Benzar Guru Padma Siddhi Hung. Sandra says it’s meant to signify her own teacher. Shoulders were popular ink locations. Here’s one of our nuns, Alyce Louise, who got a crossed vajra, symbolizing the indestructibility of true wisdom, with the sacred syllable “AH” in the center, which indicates...