The Seven Tibetan Monk Skulls Ⅱ. Guardian of Emptiness — Guardian of the Sky

The Seven Tibetan Monk Skulls

II. Guardian of Emptiness
photo by Noriaki Fukushima

That there is nothing,
I will continue to protect it so much that no one knows about it.
True power resides in the intangible.

Thoughts at the root of Tibetan esoteric Buddhism,"sky" (Śūnyatā)。
It shows the truth that ``all existence exists in relationships,'' not nothingness.
This skull, as the protector of the "sky",
There is a definite sign of life in the silence.

Frame decorations and metalwork are decorations, but they are not ``unchangeable''**.
Changes with time and prayer,
Although it will eventually fade, it will leave behind a memory that transcends form.

The same goes for ZOCALO's creations.
While creating the shape, don't get attached to the shape.
As if protecting the “sky”Pray in the margins of existence。
That aesthetic is what ``Guardian of Emptiness'' is all about.

 

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To guard what is nothing —
so deeply that no one notices.
For in the formless resides the truest power.

At the heart of Tibetan Buddhism lies the idea of Śūnyatā — Emptiness.
It is not “nothingness,” but the profound realization
that all things exist only through interconnection.

This skull stands as a guardian of the void,
holding within its silence the subtle pulse of life itself.
Its metal ornaments and carved details,
though seemingly eternal, will one day fade —
leaving behind the trace of devotion rather than form.

ZOCALO’s creative philosophy echoes this same spirit:
to shape without attachment to shape,
to honor the emptiness between things,
where prayer quietly takes form.

 

Tibetan Monk Skulls Collections