檢視 Skull cup 的原始碼

[[Image:TN_Guru_Rinpoche_skull_cup.jpg‎|300px|thumb|Skull cup from a tangka of [[Tendrel Nyesel]]]]
The '''skull cup''' (Skt. ''kapala''; Tib. <big>ཐོད་པ།</big>, [[Wyl.]] ''thod pa'') is a symbolic implement that represents the ability to sustain the bliss of nonconceptual wisdom.<ref>''bskyed pa'i rim pa cho ga dang sbyar ba'i gsal byed zung 'jug snye ma/ dge rtse ma h'a pandita tshe dbang mchog grub''. Quoted in the glossary to ''Deity, Mantra and Wisdom'', Dharmachakra Translation Committee.</ref> When the skull cup contains blood it represents  the  conquering of the [[four maras|four demons]].<ref>''bskyed rim gyi zin bris cho ga spyi 'gros ltar bkod pa man ngag kun btus/ kun mkhyen bstan pa'i nyi ma''. Quoted in the glossary to ''Deity, Mantra and Wisdom'', Dharmachakra Translation Committee.</ref>

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