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Gender Masculine
Usage Buddhism
Scripts वज्रपाणि(Sanskrit)
Pronounced Pron. /ʋɐd͡ʑ.ɾɐ.ˈpɑː.ɳi/(Sanskrit)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "vajra in (his) hand" from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt, vajra" and पाणि (pani) meaning "hand". This is the name of an early bodhisattva who protected and guided Gautama Buddha; he eventually came to represent the Buddha's power.
Added 2/23/2024 by anonymous