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The vajra scepter and the bell with a vajra handle are two of the three principal religious objects of Vajrayana Buddhism. The third ritual object is the mala, prayer beads. There are many different explanations of the symbolic meanings of the vajra and bell. The meanings can vary depending on the different tantra literature or cycle of Tantric practice. A general explanation describes the five pronged vajra scepter as representing twenty-eight (28) deities and the bell representing twenty-three deities (23).
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