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VAJRA-KUMBHA—A moulding of the base and the pedestal, generally placed between a cyma and petal; it is so called, as it resembles an elongated pitcher. A moulding of the base (M. XIV. 253, see the lists of mouldings under Adhishṭhāna). A moulding of the pedestal (M. XIII. 74, see the lists of mouldings under Upapīṭha).