缚日罗

(縛日羅, 缚日罗)

(sa) vajra, [lang id =1028]嚩日囉 (or [lang id =1028]嚩馹囉); [lang id =1028]跋日囉 (or [lang id =1028]跋折囉, or [lang id =1028]跋闍囉); [lang id =1028]跋折囉; [lang id =1028]波闍羅; [lang id =1028]伐折羅 (or [lang id =1028]伐闍羅); intp. as [lang id =1028]金剛 ([lang id =1028]金剛杵), a diamond (club). Adamantine, hard. The sceptre of Indra as god of thunder and lightning with which he slays the enemies of Buddhism. Used by monks to indicate spiritual authority, and the all-subduing power of Buddha.