Antique Tibetan Buddhist Bell and Dorji

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Bell and Dorji

The Dorjie and bell are the most important ritual objects of Tibetan Buddhism. Most every lama has a pair and knows how to use them. They represent “method” (Dorjie) and “wisdom” (bell). Combined together they symbolize enlightenment as they embody the union of all dualities: bliss and emptiness, compassion and wisdom, appearance and reality, conventional truth and ultimate truth, and male and female, etc.

Tibetan Dorje represents the indestructibility and efficiency that overcomes all obstacles. Symbolically, Dorje destroys ignorance. In Tibetan Buddhist rituals, Dorji is often used with the bell, representing the masculine and the feminine, the ying and the yang, the effective action, and the compassion. The shape of the Tibetan Dorje is symmetrical, the two pyramidal heads representing samsara and Nirvana, which cancel each other out in its center thanks to the ring of Emptiness. Having a Dorje at home would have positive virtues against the various attacks we suffer

Tibetan Bell is used as symbols of awakening, mindfulness, and connecting with the divine. It might signal the start of a prayer, meditation, or worship session, helping to center and focus one’s thoughts.

Measurements 
Bell: L-7.2″, Width-3.8″
Dorji: L- 4.6″