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Vajra (Sanscrit), (Po-c'hai-lo)

Is a ritual scepter and a symbol of Lamaist Power. The Thunderbolt is the emblem of the divine force of the Buddha's doctrine and the insignia of the Lama God. Sometimes two Vajras are depicted crossed (Visra-vajra).