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1 ваджра
(1. в ведийской и индуистской мифологии - зубчатый диск, громовая палица бога Индры ( Indra's thunderbolt), в буддийской - символ прочности и нерушимости, атрибут изображений многих будд и бодхисат(т)в, обычно представленный в виде короткого двухстороннего трезубца ( a short double trident) с загнутыми внутрь зубцами; 2. в буддизме символ мгновенного, как вспышка молнии) vajra
См. также в других словарях:
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Vajras — n. Indra s thunderbolt … English contemporary dictionary
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