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鈷: vajra prong (Buddhist)

vajra prong (Buddhist); cobalt
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Readings

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In practice found in the Buddhist ritual-tool words 独鈷 and 三鈷; cobalt is normally written コバルト.

Key words

独鈷どっこsingle-pronged vajra
三鈷さんこthree-pronged vajra
独鈷石とっこいしvajra-shaped stone tool
独鈷山とっこざんMt. Tokko (Nagano)

Example sentences

The head priest held a vajra in his hand and offered a quiet prayer.

A golden three-pronged vajra was displayed in the temple's treasure hall.

A curious stone tool called a tokko-seki was found at a Jomon-period site.

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