Vajra Mushti
Vajra Mushti
is a Sanskrit bahuvrihi compound translating to "one who is grasping a thunderbolt" or "one whose clenched fist is like a diamond". It is a name of Indra. In the Ramayana epic, he is the son of the demon Malyavan, making him Ravana's maternal uncle, killed in the war between Ravana and Rama.
In Tantric Buddhism Vajra Mushti is the name of a specific mudra. In Shingon Buddhism, it is also the name of a specific Bodhisattva mentioned in the Vajrasekhara Sutra.
