Vajra Mushti

For the martial art, see Vajra-musti.

Vajra Mushti (Sanskrit vajramuṣṭi वज्रमुश्टि) is a Sanskrit bahuvrihi compound translating to "one who is grasping a thunderbolt" or "one whose clenched fist is like a diamond". It is a name of Indra mentioned in the Ramayana epic.^[1]

In Tantric Buddhism Vajra Mushti is the name of a specific mudra (hand gesture). In Shingon Buddhism, it is also the name of a specific Bodhisattva mentioned in the Vajrasekhara Sutra.

References

↑ Monier-Williams (1899)

Andy James, The spiritual legacy of Shaolin temple: Buddhism, Daoism, and the energetic arts Wisdom Publications, 2004, ISBN 978-0-86171-352-3, 78ff.

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