Tibetan Gold Plated Bell and Dorje

In Buddhism, the bell and dorje are inseparable, signifying indivisible emptiness and form or compassion and wisdom, the elements needed to set afoot on the path to enlightenment.  The bell is held in the left hand and symbolizes emptiness, wisdom, and the female aspect. The sound and the shape of the hollow bell signifies emptiness, or the true nature of all things. By understanding and accepting the “empty”/true nature of all things, we become free of attachment and are therefore liberated from suffering. The dorje (or vajra in Sanskrit) is held in the right hand and embodies method, form and the male aspect. The term method conveys the compassion that leads one to relief of suffering, the elimination of ignorance and ultimately enlightenment.  The name dorje is derived from the Tibetan word for diamond giving the dorje the significance of indestructibility while also holding the significance of destructibility because of its similar appearance to the thunderbolt often carried by different powerful deities such as Vedic god, Indra or the Olympian god, Zeus.   Composed of Copper, Zinc and Brass, this Gold Plated  Bell Height: 6" x 3"  Dorje Length:  4 1/2"