also: さんご
noun
trident vajra; three-pronged vajra
A Buddhist ritual implement with three prongs at each end, used in esoteric Buddhist practices. Compare with 金剛杵 (kongōsho), the general term for vajra.
See also: 金剛杵
密教の儀式では、三鈷が用いられることがある。
In esoteric Buddhist rituals, the three-pronged vajra is sometimes used.
三鈷は金剛杵の一種で、両端が三叉になっている
The sanko is a type of vajra, with three prongs at each end.
金剛杵 is the general term for a vajra, while 三鈷 specifically refers to the three-pronged variant.
From 三 (san, 'three') + 鈷 (ko, 'prong'), referring to the three-pronged shape of the ritual object.