Question

A Buddhist patriarch named for these specific objects is supplicated in the Hundred Syllable Mantra. The place under the Bodhi Tree where the Buddha reached enlightenment is marked by a “throne” named specifically for one of these objects. A naga-protecting bodhisattva named for one of these objects forms a triad alongside Manjushri (MUNN-joo-shree) and Avalokiteshvara (UH-vuh-lo-“key”-TAYSH-vuh-ruh). A “realm” named for this these objects is depicted alongside the (*) “Womb Realm” in a mandala prominent in Shingon Buddhism. These objects are the namesake of a five-pronged ritual instrument used alongside a bell in Tibetan Buddhism. The pre-eminent example of the “Perfection of Wisdom” genre is an “illusion-cutting” sutra named after, for (10[1])10 points, what object, which also names the Buddhist “vehicle” practiced in Tibet? ■END■

ANSWER: diamond [or vajra; or thunderbolt; accept Vajrapani or Vajrasattva or Vajrasana or Vajradhatu; reject “jewels” or “gemstones” or “stones”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Walter ZhangUG Championship Players (and Mazin)nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft10810

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