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Definition[1]

Vajrakīla (Skt,; Tib., rdo-rje phur-ba). A wrathful tantic tutelary deity (yi-dam), being a personification of the three-sided ritual dagger that is his emblem. He is especially associated with the Nyingma school, and the teachings and practices associated with Vajrakīla were first introduced into Tibet by Padmasambhava.

Source
A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[2]

○kīla m. a thunderbolt Mc

Source
Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William
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