Lingam
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| - | # The [[penis]] or [[phallus]], especially when [[worship]]ped as a [[symbol]] of or in connection with [[Shiva]]. | ||
| - | The '''Lingam''' (also, ''Linga'', ''Shiva linga'' [[Sanskrit]], meaning "mark" or "sign") is a symbol for the worship of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity [[Shiva]]. The use of this symbol for worship is an ancient tradition in [[India]] extending back at least to the early [[Indus Valley civilization]]. The popular belief is that the Siva Lingam represents the [[phallus]]. | + | The '''lingam''' (meaning "mark", "sign", "gender", "phallus", "inference" or "eternal procreative germ") is a representation of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] deity [[Shiva]] used for worship in [[Hindu temple|temples]]. Whether the lingam symbolizes the physical body of the god or something purely spiritual is the topic of many a century-old debate within Hinduism. |
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The lingam (meaning "mark", "sign", "gender", "phallus", "inference" or "eternal procreative germ") is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples. Whether the lingam symbolizes the physical body of the god or something purely spiritual is the topic of many a century-old debate within Hinduism.
See also
- Axis mundi
- Danda
- Hindu iconography
- Lingayatism
- Pancharamas
- Saligram, a non-anthropmorphic image of Vishnu
- Yoni
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