dorje

[ dawr-juh ]

noun

, Lamaism.

1. a small trident symbolizing power.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorje¹

1880–85; < Tibetan rdo rje (the initial r is absent in Tibetan pronunciation)

Example Sentences

Rinchin Dorje, who was in his mid-twenties during the war, says he remembers seeing dead bodies of Indian soldiers on the roads.

From BBC

“Nobody knows what’s going on in Lhasa, and we don’t know what’s going on in other places,” said Dorje Gyaltshen, a 26-year-old Tibetan restaurant worker who was stuck in his small, rented room for more than 80 days.

From Washington Post

Dorje Gyaltshen, a 26-year-old Tibetan restaurant worker, told The Washington Post that he had been stuck in his small, rented room in Lhasa for almost three months.

From Washington Post

He was later confirmed by several other lamas as the eighth Terchen Taksham Rinpoche — the first one of whom was born under the name Taksham Nüden Dorje in 1655.

From Seattle Times

The record for climbing Mount Everest is eight hours 10 minutes, achieved by Pemba Dorje Sherpa in 2004.

From The Guardian