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Dorje
(skt.: vajra; tib.: dorje) Literally means diamond or thunderbolt. A tantric implement symbolizing method (compassion or bliss), held in the right hand (the male side), usually in conjunction with a bell, which symbolizes wisdom and is held in the left hand (the female side).

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"I have shown you the methods that lead to liberation, but you should know that liberation depends upon yourself."
- Buddha

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