In Tibetan Buddhism, the Five-Pronged Ritual Object, also known as Dorje Ngadrama, is used for ceremonial purposes during rituals. Its five prongs, which resemble lotus petals and have a center shaft representing the Five Wisdom Buddhas and their pure enlightened aspects inside the five aggregates, are symbolic of the construction.
With Vairocana in the center and Akshobhya (east), Ratnasambhava (south), Amitabha (west), and Amoghasiddhi (north) at the cardinal points, each prong symbolizes a different Wisdom Buddha. This Vajra is a powerful symbol that embodies the virtues of balance and purification that are connected to these Buddhas. It is employed in rituals to call upon transforming forces associated with enlightened beings. Generally speaking, the five-pronged Vajra represents invincibility and the capacity to sever ignorance while traveling the route toward enlightenment.
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