A ritual tool used in ceremonies and rituals, the five-pronged vajra is also referred to as Dorje Ngdrama in Tibetan Buddhism. The five prongs of this vajra are curved inward like petals on a lotus, with a center shaft. The five prongs' symbolism stands for the five wisdoms of Buddhas, who represent the enlightened and purified qualities of the five aggregates.
As well as representing the wisdom of the Buddhas—Akshobhya, Padmasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi—the central prong symbolizes vairocana directions. Invoked in ceremonies to summon the transforming energies of these buddhas, the five-pronged vajra is a potent symbol of their balanced and pure attributes. Generally speaking, the vajra represents the unbreakable quality of enlightenment and its capacity to shatter illusion and ignorance.
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