About Vajra

Vajra is a ritual scepter symbolizing compassion and skillful means, and also a symbol of indestructibility. In tantric rituals, the vajra is the necessary counterpart of the bell, which symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness. Vajra and bell are a set where both have the same number of spokes. Their number varies from one to one thousand, yet the most commonly known are the five-spoked ones called "Samaya vajra and bell" and the nine spoked called "wisdom vajra and bells". The size of the vajra can vary from 4 inches to twenty, and the bell should be in proportion.