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Skullcup (Skt. kapala): the top of a skull, referring to a bowl made from the top of the human skull and used for specific ritual services related to the wrathful deities of Anuttarayoga Tantra. The skull represents emptiness, the body without a soul - egolessness.

Jeff Watt, 12-2005

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Bowl, Scullcup

Item No. 33896

Item No. 34373

Item No. 34374

Ritual Object
Bowl, Scullcup

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