<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31324838</termId><termName>vajras</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Ritual weapons of Hinduism and Buddhism. A symbol of indestructibility and power often depicted as a ritual scepter or club and as an attribute of guardian deities. A vajra is in the form of a club having a head on both ends or on one end; the head is either ribbed to form a sphere or pointed to stab. The term means thunderbolt and diamond, symbolizing the indestructibility of diamond and the irresistible force of the thunderbolt. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:33:07</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31324839</termId><termName>vajra</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31307617</termId><termName>ceremonial weapons</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>