Dorje

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Tibetan (Tibet/India)

Meaning

a masculine Tibetan name meaning thunderbolt or diamond, derived from the Sanskrit vajra, which in Tibetan Buddhist tradition is one of the most important ritual objects and symbolic concepts; the dorje is an indestructible weapon that cuts through ignorance and represents the indestructible nature of enlightened awareness; it is the principal implement of Vajrayana Buddhist ritual practice and appears in the hands of countless tantric deities; men named Dorje are understood to carry the quality of indestructible spiritual clarity, and the name is among the most common masculine names in Tibet, Bhutan, and the Himalayan Buddhist regions of Nepal and Sikkim

Gender

male