Vajra: The weapon of the gods is the most important ritual instrument of Vajrayana Buddhism. The word Vajra has several meanings in Sanskrit: "lightning" and "diamond", used in Buddhist sacred texts and in the names of sutras. Vajra symbolizes strength and firmness of spirit, as well as eternity and inviolability.
It is believed that the Vajra was a very powerful weapon and device that opens the Stargate to other planets. Attempts to learn more about Vajra refer us to ancient times. The Vedic texts of Ancient India indicate that the Vajra was the main weapon of the god Indra.
Indra is the god of battles and victories - earthly and heavenly. In cosmic terms, his decisive battle is the fight with Vritra - this mighty giant serpent, mountain demon.
At first, the serpent on the mountains, curled up in ninety-nine rings, closed the paths to the flow of rivers, then swallowed up all their waters. And then it began to grow with extraordinary rapidity, pushing back the Western and Eastern oceans and devouring a myriad of food; in a day, he grew in each direction the length of an arrow's flight and threatened to swallow the entire universe, and the gods, and all living beings.
Even the gods were afraid of this extraordinary demon and called to Indra. They asked him to stand at the head of the heavenly host and lead him to the serpent. Brahma himself appealed to Indra, prompting him to fight the serpent, and Shiva gave him impenetrable armor for battle.
But before going out to battle with Vritra, Indra set a condition for the gods: to recognize him as king. They agreed. Then the god-artisan Tvashtar forged for him a "thunder spear" - vajra, this weapon of interest to us, and Vishnu put power into it. Swinging wide, the brave conqueror of the asuras dealt Vritra such a terrible blow with his crushing vajra that he cut his head.
The whole sky shuddered from the roar of the mortally wounded dragon, and Indra himself was seized with such fear that he fled without looking back to the very end of the world. All the gods hid in fright, and no one dared to approach the defeated dragon. Finally, Indra sent to find out whether Vritra was alive, and only when they saw that he, dead, was lying on the ground, did Indra recover from the shock.
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Many more evil demons were crushed in his life by Indra, many times he led the army of the gods, opposing the demons-asura.
Wielding a deadly weapon - the vajra, he could throw it at the enemy at any moment. In this regard, he is identical to the other thunders of the Indo-European Aryans - Perun and Torah. It is interesting that the Slavic sources remember the god Indra, so in the "Veles book" the thunderer is mentioned as the hypostasis-manifestation of Perun, the god organizer of battles, the protector from the dark forces, the keeper of the weapon, the connoisseur of the Vedas: “Hallowed be the name of Indra! He is the god of our swords. God who knows the Vedas. So let us sing of its power! " And on the coat of arms of Russia-Russia, the main feat of Indra is reflected, where Georgy-Perun-Indra defeats the snake.
So, the story-myth about the fight between Indra and Kesha:
“Long, long ago, there was a terrible war between devas and asuras. At this time, an asura named Kesi tried to kidnap Devasena, the daughter of the Prajapati. Hearing her screams, Indra rushed to that place. In the fight between Kesi and Indra, Kesi's mace was split in two by the Vajra, the weapon of Indra, and Kesi lifted the mountain and threw it at Indra. But Indra also broke the mountain in two. One part of it hit Keshi himself, who fled in fear. " "Subrahmanya". (M. B. Vana Parva, ch. + 223).
And here is another story about how Indra cuts his wings off the mountains:
“In Kritayugu, all the mountains in the world had wings. They flew everywhere, like Garuda, with the speed of the wind. The sages and devas feared that they might fall on their heads. The devas consulted and instructed Indra to find a way out of this situation. Indra cut the wings of the mountains with his Vajra. (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, 1st sarga).
But we are interested in the god Indra, first of all, as the owner of the original weapon - the vajra. And it should be noted that he was not at all the only such owner. And in addition to the previously mentioned Perun and Thor, it is necessary to include in this list the Syrian goddess Cybele, whom Monfacon describes in his book "Antiquities" as a priestess of the mysteries:
“On her head is an Episcopal miter, decorated below with towers and spiers. Above the gates of the city is a month, and above the walls there is a crown of rays. The goddess wears a surplice, similar to the one that the priests have, and over it a tunic that falls to the feet. On the riza, along the border, the signs of the zodiac are placed. On both sides of the figure sits on a lion. In her left hand she has Tympanum, or Sistrum, Distaff, Caduceus. In her right hand she holds a lightning bolt with her middle finger, and in the same hand - animals, insects and, as far as we can guess, flowers, fruits, a bow with a quiver, a torch and a scythe.
Vajra was widespread in India, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, Siam, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Korea and Japan, and how many of its owners we will never know for sure, only its own names remained in various languages of the world: vajra - in Sanskrit, Tibetan - dorje, Japanese - kongosho, Chinese - jinghansi, Mongolian - ochir …