lingam
लिङ्ग liṅgaThe aniconic emblem of Shiva, a smooth pillar rising from a base; linga means 'mark' or 'sign', here the sign of a formless Shiva.
Explained in depth in The Lingam ExplainedWhere this term appears
- Saguna and Nirguna: Form and the Formless Deities
The lingam of Shiva is the clearest single object that holds both at once, a worshipped form that is deliberately almost featureless, the formless given just enough shape to be approached.
- 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 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 Pancha Bhuta Sthalam: Five Element Temples Temples
No image. No lingam.
- What is Shaivism? Lineages
Shaivism is the family of Hindu traditions that hold Shiva to be the supreme reality, the ground and the goal of all things. It is one of the great streams of…
- Why do so many temples face east? Temples
…few minutes the light crosses the dark interior and touches the Shiva lingam .
- Aniconic Forms: Shaligrama and Yantra Deities
In the middle stands the lingam, often made but deliberately near-formless, the figure refused on purpose.