What is "kapala"

n. A cup made from a human skull and used in rituals.

A kapala ( Sanskrit for "skull") or skullcup is a cup made from a human skull used as a ritual implement (bowl) in both Hindu Tantra and Buddhist Tantra ( Vajrayana). Especially in Tibet, they were often carved or elaborately mounted with precious metals and jewels.

Kapala is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Eucharitidae, found primarily in the neotropics, and associated with ants.

A kapala is a cup made from a human skull used as a ritual implement.

Kapala may also refer to:

• Kapala (genus), a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Eucharitidae
• Kapala, Koutiala, a village in the Cercle of Koutiala of the Sikasso Region in Mali
• Kapala, Sikasso, a village in the Cercle of Sikasso of the Sikasso Region in Mali
• Frederick J. Kapala (born 1950), United States federal judge