The base of the present Khatvanga is five-pronged double vajra or Vishvavajra. The Vishvavajra represents the four purified elements of earth, water, fire, and air; the four activities or karmas; and the four doors of liberation (emptiness, singleness, wishlessness, and lack of composition). Above the Visvavajra there are two Buddha heads and a skull superposed. The skull is surmounted by a five-pronged vajra, representing compassion, placed upright. These three heads are representing three kayas of the Buddha. The nirmankaya is represented by the lowermost head of the Buddha, while the middle one i.e. the decaying head, represents the sambhogakaya, and the dry skull represents dharmakaya.
This description by Dr. Shailendra Kumar Verma, Ph.D. His doctorate thesis being on the "Emergence and Evolution of the Buddha Image (from its inception to 8th century A.D).
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