Dorji
རྡོ་རྗེ
From Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ, "thunderbolt, diamond", the vajra of Buddhist ritual.
Meaning and origin
Dorji renders the Tibetan word for the vajra, the ritual thunderbolt-sceptre that stands for something indestructible and unshakeable in Vajrayana Buddhism.
How to pronounce Dorji
| English (US) | DOR-jee /ˈdɔɹdʒi/ |
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