linga
लिङ्ग liṅgaThe aniconic emblem of Shiva, an upright form set in a base, worshipped as the sign of the formless absolute rather than as a literal object. Linga means 'mark' or 'sign'; the form is also written lingam.
Where this term appears
- The Lingam Explained Deities
Linga in Sanskrit means, first and foremost, a mark, a sign, a token, a distinguishing characteristic.
- Saguna and Nirguna: Form and the Formless Deities
Sanatana Dharma approaches the one reality, *Brahman*, in two ways. *Saguna Brahman* is the divine with qualities and form, the personal Lord (*Ishvara*) who can be…
- Who is Shiva? Deities
The myth is told in the Liṅga , Skanda , Śiva , Viṣṇu , and Matsya Purāṇas .
- The 28 Śaiva Āgamas Lineages
The 28 Śaiva Āgamas are the revealed scriptural canon of the Śaiva Siddhānta, the dualist, ritual-centred mainstream of tantric Śaivism. They are counted as ten…
- The Char Dham Temples
Rameswaram is Shaiva, sacred to Shiva, and is also counted among the Jyotirlinga shrines, the lingas of light.
- The Four Streams of Hinduism Essentials
Beyond the Upanishads and the Shiva and Linga Puranas lies a separate revelation the stream regards as its own: the twenty-eight Shaiva Agamas , ritual and theological scriptures that stand parallel to the Veda…
- The Indus Valley and the Question of Hindu Origins History
Certain conical and ring-shaped stones became early forms of the liṅga and yoni , the aniconic symbols of Shiva and his consort.
- The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Worship
He goes to the shrine of Shiva, wraps himself around the linga , the emblem of the god, and begins to chant.