Dimensions: Weight:6.8kg, Length:54cm, Width:18.5cm This ritual object, known as a dorje in Tibetan, has its roots in the thunderbolt yielded by Indra in the Vedas. In the Tibetan Buddhist context, the ubiquitous symbol takes on the meaning of strength and immutability. The present thunderbolt-sceptre includes lotuses supporting a central column surrounded by eight arched prongs, emerging from makara-heads flanking a bulbous central grip.