SACRED HUMAN SKULL #5 |
KAPALA SACRED HUMAN SKULL #5 HUMAN SKULL DECORATED IN SEMI PRECIOUS STONES, METAL AND GLASS, WITH A HAND CARVED SKULL CAP |
from a human skull used as a ritual implement (a bowl) in both Hindu Tantra and Buddhist Tantra (Vajrayana). Many of the deities of Vajrayana, including Mahasiddhas, Dakinis and Dharmapalas are depicted carrying a Kapala, usually in their left hand. Some deities such as the Hindu Chinnamasta and the related Buddhist Vajrayogini are depicted drinking blood from a Kapala. The skull cup (Kapala or Thod-pa) is used in tantric ritual practices to represent the transformation of delusion into perfect wisdom. The skull also symbolises Great Bliss and is a potent symbol of impermanence. Traditionally crafted from the human cranium it is one of the principal practice supports of the Vajrayana yogin. KAPALA: bread or dough cakes, torma, and wine instead of blood andflesh as offerings to wrathful deities, such as the ferocious Dharmapāla ("defender of the faith"). The dough cakes are shaped to resemble human eyes, ears and tongues. The kapala is made in the form of a skull specially collected and prepared. It is elaborately anointed and consecrated before use. The cup is also elaborately decorated and sometimes kept in a triangular pedestal. Kapalas are used in both Hindu and Buddhist rituals. Among the rituals using kapalas are: higher tantric meditation to achieve a transcendental state of thought and mind within the shortest possible time; libation to gods and deities to win their favor; by Lamas as an offering bowl on the altar, filled with wine or blood as a gift to the Yidam Deity or all the Deities; and the Vajrayana empowerment ceremony. |
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