The emblem was designed by a Mongolian artist and it was commissioned by Ashi Tashi Dorji, the sister of the Queen Grandmother.

The dorji was a weapon used by Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhāva) to quell evil spirits.

[1] The official description of the emblem is as follows: The national emblem, contained in a circle, is composed of a double diamond-thunderbolt (dorje) placed above a lotus, surmounted by a jewel and framed by two dragons.

The thunderbolt represents the harmony between secular and religious power.

The lotus symbolizes purity; the jewel expresses sovereign power; and the two dragons, male and female, stand for the name of the country which they proclaim with their great voice, the thunder.