{"id":2938,"date":"2018-02-19T15:55:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T14:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death.jpg"},"modified":"2023-09-25T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:25:21","slug":"this-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-kirk-nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/the-majestic-mandala-tattoos-of-new-jerseys-kirk-nilsen\/this-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-kirk-nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death\/","title":{"rendered":"This flower of life mandala tattoo by Kirk Nilsen uses skulls as a symbol of the beauty of both life and death"},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death.jpg' rel=\"prettyPhoto[post_content]\" title=\"This flower of life mandala tattoo by Kirk Nilsen uses skulls as a symbol of the beauty of both life and death\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-250x375.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kirk Nilsen&#039;s black ink tattoos often feature a distinctly Buddhist influence, as can be seen in the lotus flower in this tattoo design\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-250x375.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-125x188.jpg 125w, https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death-336x504.jpg 336w, https:\/\/rattatattoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/This-flower-of-life-mandala-tattoo-by-Kirk-Nilsen-uses-skulls-as-a-symbol-of-the-beauty-of-both-life-and-death.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skulls not only represent death; they also symoblize endings, private thoughts and the unseen, inner worlds of man such as the imagination. When used in a mandala design like this one, the skulls could symbolise a balance between life and death, but it could also symbolise the balance between endings and beginnings, or the balance between creativity and destruction.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>Kirk Nilsen&#8217;s black ink tattoos often feature a distinctly Buddhist influence, as can be seen in the lotus flower in this tattoo design. Skulls not only represent death; they also symoblize endings, private thoughts and the unseen, inner worlds of man such as the imagination. When used in a mandala design like this one, the skulls could symbolise a balance between life and death, but it could also symbolise the balance between endings and beginnings, or the balance between creativity and destruction. 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