The bell and Dorje as important symbolic ritual items. At the outer level, these two implements represent the indivisibility of means (vajra) and the wisdom of recognizing emptiness (bell).
Bells with Dorje are indispensable liturgical instruments used during Tibetan Buddhist ritual recitation. They are usually regarded as one object, matched, and used together. The bell is held in the left hand and the scepter in the right as both hands gracefully move in prescribed gestures that serve as a commentary to the recitation. As a pair, they reflect the two aspects of Buddhist practice: