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the dorje to have fallen from heaven and to have alighted in a«monas- 

 tery at Lhasa, where the original is still retained. It is called in 

 Tibetan serapun-dze. An annual festival has been established in its 

 honor and is one of the principal religious fetes." The 3-pronged 

 vajra is called by the Japanese san-ko; the 5-pronged, go-ko; the 

 single-pointed vajra which is in use in Japan is called do-Jco. Length, 

 5% inches. Japan. (Cat. No. 130390, U.S.N.M.) 



242. Japanese vajra. — Bronze. Length, 5 K inches. Japan. (Cat. 

 No. 167172, U.S.N.M.) 



243. Tibetan dorje. — Bronze. Length, 4% inches. Tibet. (Cat. 

 No. 167268, U.S.N.M.) 



244. Vajra (dorje). — Bronze. Size, 6}; inches. Tibet or Nepal. 

 (Cat. No. 316347, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and 

 presented through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



245. Temple hell (Tibetan, drilhu). — Bronze. On the outer surface 

 near the handle are in relief eight mystic syllables. The handle is 

 cylindrical and has a head, representing the Dharma (doctrine), sui'- 

 mounted by a dorje. The bell is used in the performance of daily 

 services, and the great lamas are often represented with a bell in the 

 hand. This bell was m.ade in Derge, which country is famous for 

 the clear- toned bells cast there. Tibet. (Cat.No. 131011, U.S.N.M.) 



246. Temple hell. — Bronze. Similar to the preceding No. 245, 

 less the head of Dharma on the handle. Monastery of Dolon nor, 

 eastern Mongolia. (Cat. No. 130389, U.S.N.M.) 



247. Vajra. — Bronze. Similar to No. 241. Length, 4^ inches. 

 Japan. (Cat. No. 77137, U.S.N.M.) 



248. Vajra. — Copper. Six-pronged, with one prong in the middle. 

 Crude casting. Length, 6 inches. Shanghai, China. (Cat. No. 

 158311, U.S.N.M.) 



249. Vajra. — Brass. Eight-pronged, with one prong in the middle. 

 Length, 4% inches. Probably Chma. (Cat. No. 311802, U.S.N.M.) 

 Bequest of Miss Elizabeth S. Stevens. 



250. Vajra-dagger (Tibetan, phurhu). — Bronze. The 3-angular 

 dagger is set into an animal's (elephant's (?)) head. The central 

 portion is in form of a vajra, and the hilt end is terminated by a 

 triple demon's head and surmounted by a horse's head, representmg 

 Tamdrin or Hayagriva (for which see above No. 193). It is used in 

 incantation to stab the demons. Length, 7% inches. Tibet. (Plate 

 54 (left), Cat. No. 311803, U.S.N.M.) Bequest of Miss Elizabeth S. 

 Stevens. ^^ 



251. Tibetan temple bell. — Bronze. The neck is adorned with a 

 chased lotus flower; the handle is in form of a vajra {dorje). Height, 

 6% inches; diameter, 2% inches. India. (Cat. No. 316597, U.S.N.M.) 

 Gift of Mrs. F. F. Hilder. 



M Edward Paske, Joornal of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britian and Ireland, vol. 8, p. 202. 



