VAJRA In ancient India , the Vajra, as a thunderbolt, was the chief weapon of the king of the demigods, Indra. It controlled the forces of thunder and lightning, breaking open the monsoon storm clouds, bringing the welcome rains to the parched plains of an Indian summer. According to legend, Indra's thunderbolt was fashioned from the bones of the great Rishi Dadhichi, who was decapitated by Indra in sacrifice. Dadhichi's 'indestructible bones gave Indra the most powerful of weapons. By its energy he slew innumerable of his enemy demons. Though, there is another opinion regarding the creation of Vajra weapon. Namuchi and Vritra, the two demons, removed light and moisture from the Earth and the Earth became barren and living beings began to die. Indra tried but failed to subdue the demons as the demons had got the boon that they can only be killed by a weapon which is neither solid nor liquid. Indra then approached Vishnu for a solution. Vishnu then collec...