TIBETAN TANTRIC BUDDHIST SORCERERS KAPALA BOWL Start Price USD 1,575.00 Current Price USD 1,575.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Calais, Maine See more about 'TIBETAN TANTRIC BUDDHIST SORCERERS KAPALA BOWL' Description S146O, USED AS A RITUAL CONTAINER AND HOLY SPIRITUAL/DEMONIC VESSEL FOR BLOOD. ASSOCIATED WITH KALI AND SHIVA SAKTI, GHOST DEMONS OF RITUAL DEATH. IT WAS ALSO USED FOR CONTAINING FLESH, THEN IT'S CALLED MAMSA KAPALA; AND WHEN HOLDING BLOOD IT WAS RITUALLY SUNG AS ASRKKAPALA. THIS ANTIQUE "DEVICE" IS USED TO SUMMON THESE DESTRUCTIVE AND DANGEROUS DEITIES TO THE CHAMBER OF THE SORCERER. ORIGINALLY, THE BOWL WAS MADE WITH THE CRANIUM OF THE HUMAN SKULL, CLAD IN METAL, BUT SORCERERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT WITH HUMAN BONE, SO THEY MADE THEM FROM METAL IN THE SAME SHAPE TO KEEP WITH TRADITION. THE BLOOD AND FLESH WERE IMPORTANT IN THEIR RITUALS BECAUSE ATTRACTING THE DEMONS IS ONE THING AND FEEDING THEM IS ANOTHER...YEAH THEY EAT BOTH. THIS SPECIMEN IS PROFUSELY CRAFTED IN REPOSE USING COPPER, ELECTRUM AND COIN SILVER IN WONDERFUL DETAIL, SHOWING MONSTERS, SNAKES, THE FIRE OF HELL AND GHOST SKULLS. THE DORDJE TOPS THE LID. SET CONSISTS OF BOWL, STAND AND LID. ONLY 4.75" HIGH BY 4.5" WIDE. EXQUISITE NATIVE WORKMANSHIP, THIS PIECE DEPICTS THE SKULL OF A CHILD, NO DOUBT SYMBOLIC OF PAST PRACTICES OF HUMAN SACRIFICE. FASCINATING STUDY INTO TANTRIC BUDDHISM. ONE THE DEMONS ARE SUMMONED, HE CONTROLS THEM AND BENDS THEM TO HIS WILL USING THE "PHURPA" RITUAL DAGGER (OFFERED AT EBAY TOO) DANGEROUS TO FOOL AROUND WITH IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE MAGICK, ALL ORIGINAL AND IN FINE CONDITION, PRE-CHINESE INVASION, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY, FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF REV. YAJ NOMOLOS, S.P. Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!