dorje

[ dawr-juh ]

/ ˈdɔr dʒə /

a small trident symbolizing power.

Origin of dorje

1880–85; < Tibetan rdo rje (the initial r is absent in Tibetan pronunciation)

dorian, dorian mode, doric, doriden, doris, dorje, dork, dorking, dorkland, dorky, dorm

The classical keraunos is still preserved in Tibet as the dorje, which is identified with Indra's thunderbolt, the vajra.

The Evolution of the Dragon |G. Elliot Smith
A letter was sent Dorje Phagmo, asking if she would receive three British officers, including the antiquary of the expedition.

The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler
The handle is composed of a Dorje (p. 322), and is surmounted by carvings of the heads of the three most powerful Dragsheds.

Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity |Sir Monier Monier-Williams
It often has half a Dorje as a handle, or the handle is ornamented with various mystical symbols carved on it.

Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity |Sir Monier Monier-Williams

No wonder that the original Dorje preserved at the Sera monastery has become an object of actual worship.

Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity |Sir Monier Monier-Williams