Linga

Word LINGA
Character 5
Hyphenation ‖Lin ga
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Linga"

What do we mean by linga?

(Shaivism) The aniconic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.

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The word "linga" in example sentences

Luckily I kept the fact that my suitcase was slightly -over- the weight limit on the way here in mind and only bought a small Christmas present for my mother and a small but cool stone called a shiva linga, which is a stone gathered in a special yearly ceremony from the Namada River. ❋ Catrambo (2007)

The latter, called lingaśarîra, is defined in more than one way, but it is expressly stated in the Kârikâs [748] that it is composed of "Buddhi and the rest, down to the subtle elements." ❋ Charles Eliot (1896)

Three weeks ago, the Adi Sankara temple in Kalady, Kerala, his birthplace, suffered a grievous attack: thieves broke into the sanctum sanctorum and stole a precious emerald Siva linga, which is valued at over Rs ❋ Unknown (2009)

By 'linga' (inferential mark) we here understand clauses (vâkya) which contain a specific indication; for such clauses have, according to the Pûrva Mîmâmsâ, greater proving power than leading subject-matter (prakarana). ❋ George Thibaut (1881)

As a pair of nervous young girls sit to the right perhaps awaiting their turn, two standing priestesses bear witness as a third person holding a linga squats between the legs of a girl sitting on the ground. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The temple at Wat Phou Champasak used to house a linga, a monument for Shiva. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is unique in the sense that it has a triple linga representing Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. ❋ Anjali (2007)

In especially well-staffed temples, robed priests guarded the linga and stared expectantly at the tourists. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Hence every five years a linga pops up from the ground. ❋ Anjali (2007)

Case in point…our male-centric world is “linga crazy.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

At the end of some long and dark corridors stood the linga, a rounded phallic symbol periodically garlanded and anointed with oil and ghee. ❋ Unknown (2007)

My understanding is that the “linga” is meaningless and powerless without the “yoni.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

But looking at the listings for linga and yoni on Wikipedia we find articles that are clearly out of balance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Details of the self same "cleft" are almost of secondary importance since I could have explained that two headed or forked icons represent the two genders responsible for all creation - the demiurgic yin-yang/ linga-yoni aspect of the whole chain of earthly procreation and that the image therefore implied hermaphroditic characteristics as well - a common theme in ancient ritual art. ❋ Jan (2008)

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