vajra, 嚩日囉 (or 嚩馹囉); 跋日囉 (or 跋折囉, or 跋闍囉); 跋折囉; 波闍羅; 伐折羅 (or 伐闍羅); intp. as 金剛 (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.
一縛日羅 梵語 vajra 之音譯。又作跋折羅、伐折羅、斫迦羅。意譯作金剛、金剛杵。金剛為金中最剛者。金剛杵原係古代印度所用之武器，形如三股鎗，亦有五股、九股者。密教取其摧滅敵者之意，故以金剛杵為諸尊之持物，亦為真言行者修法之道具。（參閱「金剛」4454、「金剛杵」4465）p7875