Kapala; 顱器 (嘎巴拉); Tibetan: ཀ་པ་ལ (kapala), ཐོད་པ (tod pa); Wylie: ka pa la, thod pa; Sanskrit: Kapala;
A kapala is human skullcup used in Vajrayana rituals as a bowl on top of a triangular pedestal, often to hold torma or wine as offering to deities. Many deities are depicted as carrying a kapala. It symbolizes the bliss of nonconceptual wisdom. Traditionally, kapalas are gathered from sky burial sites or Charnel grounds.
嘎巴拉、顱器是由人頭蓋骨做成的骷髏碗，藏傳佛教常用法器之一。
Synonyms 同義詞:
嘎巴拉, 顱器, Kapala་, ཀ་པ་ལ་, Skullcup