Kapala
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A kapala is a skull cup used as a ritual implement in both Buddhism Tantra and Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. Especially in Tibetan Buddhism, kapalas are often carved or elaborately mounted with precious me
Kapala
Bhairava's image in the Durbar Square, Kathmandu. He holds the kapala in his lower right hand, near his chest
Tibetan carved kapala
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, circa 15th century Painted Kapala is seen on one of the left hands
Mahakali
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Mahakali is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, she is the goddess of time and death in the goddess-centric tradition of Shaktism. She is also known as the supreme being in various H
Mahakali, National Museum, Delhi
Mahakali sitting on a Lotus
Mahakali Yantra
Jain idol of Mahakali, the adhishthaayika of Achalgaccha and the sasana-devi of the 5th Tirthankara Sumatinatha Bhagwaan