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| - | '''Lingam''' or '''Linga''' is the [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] [[word]] for [[sign]]. As well as being used as a symbol for the worship of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] God [[Shiva]], the term is also used for a representation of the [[male]] [[sexual organ]]. A '''stone lingam''' is a naturally occurring [[oval|ovular]] [[Rock (geology)|stone]], also associated with Hinduism. The term is not used in the [[Veda]]s but used frequently in the [[Mahabharata]]. | ||
| - | The linga (sign) is a symbol of [[Shiva]], just as the cross ([[logos]]) is a [[symbol]] of [[Christ]]. The linga is not a symbol of the [[penis]], but instead represents the fertility of [[Nature]]. | ||
| - | Since God is without form, the linga represents Shiva or God. Many educated Hindus consider it wrong to worship images of [[Shiva]] himself. | ||
| - | Other occurances of this practise occur in Arabia with the [[Black Stone]] of [[Mecca]], the [[Omphalos]] of the Greeks, and the [[Ben Ben]] stones of [[Heliopolis]], [[Egypt]]. | ||
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| - | See also [[yoni]]. | ||
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| - | ==References== | ||
| - | * Schumacher, Stephan and Woerner, Gert. ''The encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and religion, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Hinduism''. Boston: Shambala, 1994. ISBN 0-87773-980-3. | ||
| - | * Wikipedia (2004). [http://www.wikipedia.org/Lingam Lingam]. Retrieved Oct. 18, 2004. | ||
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| - | ==External link== | ||
| - | * [http://www.dlshq.org/download/hinduismbk.htm#_VPID_110 The Siva-Linga: A Symbol Which Points To An Inference] | ||
| - | * http://www.shaivam.org/shplinga.htm | ||
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| - | [[Category:Hinduism]] | ||