pair of ornamented kapala 19cm mandala with a weight (before filling)

with a weight (before filling) of 3 kg

Measures 4

pink & gold brocade ring cushion

The accompanying hand bell (Tib

ISBN: 9781955690324

pair of ornamented kapala 19cm mandala with a weight (before filling)Kapala is a Sanskrit word meaning skull cup which, ideally, is made from the upper portion of the human cranium. In Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, the skull cup often appears as a libation container clutched in the hand of a wrathful tantric deity. The skull cup carries a great deal of symbolism. In particular, it serves as a constant reminder of impermanence and death, the fate all living beings, however, on a secret level, it is also associated with the