Description
Spoons such as these are used for kapala sets on a shrine or for a single amrita kapala. When used for shrine men and rakta kapala on a shrine, each kapala should have their own spoon as the men and rakta should not be mixed. The spoon sold here is very detailed, made of metal, and of a substantial size.
Kapala (men & rakta): Skt. kapāla; Tib. ཐོད་པ་ tod-pa, a shrine should have a set of two kapala or skull cup: the left side filled with amrita (Skt. amṛta, Tib. སྨན་, men), and the right side filled with rakta (Skt. rakta, Tib. ཐོད་ཁྲག་, thod-t’hrag) – left and right are oriented towards your left and right as you face the shrine. The amrita kapala is a symbolic of the bliss of nonconceptual wisdom. The rakta kapala represents the conquering of the four maras. An amrita kapala can also be placed on a puja table for ritual and symbolic purposes.
