name
Dorje
DOR-jay
ˈdɔːrdʒeɪListen
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Dorje
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tibetan
- Meaning
- a masculine Tibetan name meaning thunderbolt or diamond, from the Tibetan rdo rje — the word for the vajra, the ritual implement of indestructible spiritual power that is one of the central symbols of Vajrayana Buddhism; the vajra represents the indestructible nature of awakened mind, simultaneously hard as diamond and swift as lightning, cutting through illusion and ignorance with irresistible force; in Tibetan iconography the vajra is held by protective deities and is used in tantric ritual to symbolise skillful means paired with the bell symbolising wisdom; a boy named Dorje is understood to carry this indestructible, lightning-clear quality of awakened mind
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Rdo-rje
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