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Author: Mr. Rahul Dudhane Publisher: Rahul Dudhane ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 133
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A Shiva lingam is an aniconic representation of Lord Shiva. Hindus worship Lord Shiva mostly in the form of a Shiva lingam, but its meaning has been one of the most debated topics. There are mainly two groups; one believes it is a sexual organ and others believe it is not. They both give many different arguments in the support of their perspective. With the advent of science and technology, one more group has emerged which strongly believes that there is some sort of science behind the concept of Shiva Lingam. But what are the reasons behind this confusion? 1. There are some stories in the Hindu scriptures that depict it as a sexual organ while some stories say it is a column of fire. 2. Many different meanings of the words linga and yoni. 3. Ancient pillar/phallus worship. 4. Different practices of different Hindu sects. 5. The shape of a Shiva lingam. In February 2010, the encyclopedia Britannica removed a sentence about Shiva lingam from its article.“In temples and private shrines, Shiva is ... worshipped in the form of the lingam, or phallus, often embedded in the yoni, the symbol of the female sexual organ.”It is believed that it did so because of the pressure of Netizens, but I doubt that a website like Britannica would do so unless there is some valid reason behind it. When we talk about religion, the scriptures are of utmost importance. Therefore, in this book, I have sought refuge mainly in scriptures to determine what exactly a Shiva Lingam is, but I have also considered other things like archaeological evidence, logic, history, science, etc. I am sure that this book would not only answer what a Shiva lingam really is but also you would learn many new things about Hinduism.
Author: Mr. Rahul Dudhane Publisher: Rahul Dudhane ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 133
Book Description
A Shiva lingam is an aniconic representation of Lord Shiva. Hindus worship Lord Shiva mostly in the form of a Shiva lingam, but its meaning has been one of the most debated topics. There are mainly two groups; one believes it is a sexual organ and others believe it is not. They both give many different arguments in the support of their perspective. With the advent of science and technology, one more group has emerged which strongly believes that there is some sort of science behind the concept of Shiva Lingam. But what are the reasons behind this confusion? 1. There are some stories in the Hindu scriptures that depict it as a sexual organ while some stories say it is a column of fire. 2. Many different meanings of the words linga and yoni. 3. Ancient pillar/phallus worship. 4. Different practices of different Hindu sects. 5. The shape of a Shiva lingam. In February 2010, the encyclopedia Britannica removed a sentence about Shiva lingam from its article.“In temples and private shrines, Shiva is ... worshipped in the form of the lingam, or phallus, often embedded in the yoni, the symbol of the female sexual organ.”It is believed that it did so because of the pressure of Netizens, but I doubt that a website like Britannica would do so unless there is some valid reason behind it. When we talk about religion, the scriptures are of utmost importance. Therefore, in this book, I have sought refuge mainly in scriptures to determine what exactly a Shiva Lingam is, but I have also considered other things like archaeological evidence, logic, history, science, etc. I am sure that this book would not only answer what a Shiva lingam really is but also you would learn many new things about Hinduism.
Author: Rahul Dudhane Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
A Shiva lingam is an aniconic representation of Lord Shiva. Hindus worship him mostly in the form of a Shiva lingam, but its meaning has been one of the most debated topics. There are mainly two groups; one believes it is a sexual organ and others believe it is not. They both give many different arguments in the support of their perspective. With the advent of science and technology, one more group has emerged which strongly believes that there is some sort of science behind the concept of Shiva Lingam. But what are the reasons behind this confusion?1. There are some stories in the Hindu scriptures that depict it as a sexual organ while some stories say it is a column of fire.2. Many different meanings of the words linga and yoni.3. Ancient pillar/phallus worship.4. Different practices of different Hindu sects.5. The shape of a Shiva lingam. In February 2010, the encyclopedia Britannica removed a sentence about Shiva lingam from its article."In temples and private shrines, Shiva is ... worshipped in the form of the lingam, or phallus, often embedded in the yoni, the symbol of the female sexual organ."It is believed that it did so because of the pressure of Netizens, but I doubt that a website like Britannica would do so unless there is some valid reason behind it. When we talk about religion, the scriptures are of utmost importance. Therefore, in this book, I have sought refuge mainly in scriptures to determine what exactly a Shiva Lingam is, but I have also considered other things like archaeological evidence, logic, history, science, etc. I am sure that this book would not only answer what a Shiva lingam really is but also you would learn many new things about Hinduism.
Author: Irene M. Watson Publisher: Sai Towers Publishing ISBN: 8187694211 Category : Languages : en Pages : 261
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This Book Details The Intriguing Journey Of A Mature Western Woman, Who Travelled And Immersed Herself In The Energy Of The 12 Jyotir Lingams And Temples Of India, And Completed Her Journey With The Mt.Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. During The Journey The 'Individual' Energies Of The 12 Jyotir Lingams, Were Taken To Manasarovar, And Then Looped Around Holy Mt. Kailash, At Various Points Of Reference As A 'Collective.' This Was Accomplished In The Form Of An Arduous And Debilitating Climb To The Dolma-La Pass, Or The Parikrama, As It Is Known. The Twenty Four Day Pilgrimage To Visit The 12 Lingams, Followed By The Sixteen Day Yatra To Holy Mt. Kailash, Explains In Detail The 'Energetic' Visions And Apparitions, And The More Tangible Encounters And Experiences, Including Hydro-Trophic Breath Work Due To Oxygen Deprivation, At 5400 Metres Or 14,500 Feet. Of Much Greater Importance However, Was The Manifestation Of Lord Shiva At The Various Temples And Lingams, And Throughout The Parikrama. It Was During This Time The Relevance And Association Of The Shiva Energy Work And Significance Of The 11-Day Ati Rudra Maha Yagna, Being Performed In India At This Time, Became Apparent.
Author: Alain Daniélou Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1620550237 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 211
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Shiva and Dionysus are the Hindu and Greek gods of magical power, intoxication, ecstatic sexuality, and transcendence who initiate us into communion with the creative forces of life. Revealing the earliest sources of the traditions of Shiva and Dionysus, Alain Danielou reconstructs the fabric of our ancient relationship with creation, vividly relating practices that were observed from the Indus Valley to the coasts of Portugal at least six thousand years ago.
Author: Hargrave Hargrave Jennings Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781514827710 Category : Languages : en Pages : 134
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India, beyond all other countries on the face of the earth, is pre-eminently the home of the worship of the Phallus-the Linga puja; it has been so for ages and remains so still. This adoration is said to be one of the chief, if not the leading dogma of the Hindu religion, and there is scarcely a temple throughout the land which has not its Lingam, in many instances this symbol being the only form under which the deity of the sanctuary is worshipped. Generally speaking, the Linga may be described as a smooth, round, black stone, apparently rising out of another stone, formed like an elongated saucer, though in reality sculptured from one block of basalt. The outline of this saucer-like stone, similar in form to what is called a jew's harp, is called Argha or Yoni: the upright stone, the type of the virile organ, is the Linga. The whole thing bears the name of Lingioni. This representation of the union of the sexes, typifies the divine sacti, or active energy in union, the procreative generative power seen throughout nature; the earth being the primitive pudendum or yoni, which is fecundated by the solar heat, the sun-the primeval Lingam, to whose vivifying rays, men and animals, plants and the fruits of the earth owe their being and continued existence. Thus, according to the Hindus, the Linga is God and God is the Linga; the fecundator, the generator, the creator in fact.
Author: David Frawley Publisher: Lotus Press ISBN: 0940676508 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 280
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This extraordinary new book shows us how to connect with the Devatas, the Divine powers of the universe to develop our deeper Yoga practice. It features special chapters on the Shiva Linga, meditations on Shakti in nature and in the human body, Shakti in the practice of Yoga, special knowledge of the chakras (including the spiritual heart and the crown chakra), the four internal energy centers of Fire (Agni), Sun (Surya), Moon (Soma) and Lightning (Vidyut), the practice of Drishti Yoga (Yoga of perception), Shambhavi Mudra, and important mantras to Shiva, Kali, Bhairavi and Sundari. It contains a wealth of deep yogic knowledge not easily available today and based upon traditional Sanskrit sources.
Author: Dr Subramonian Publisher: ISBN: 9781638065906 Category : Languages : en Pages : 104
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Raju and Raji were blessed with a beautiful child, Rajitha but she was born with a disease which is unknown to the medical field. Raju borrowed money and spent it on treatment which they could not repay and they decided to commit suicide. They mixed Cyanide in an Elixir and drank it. But as that Elixir was given by a Siddha, it did not kill them instead it slowly started healing their daughter. So, Raju started his journey in search of that Siddha. Babu a rich merchant from the city takes his dumb and deaf daughter Bindu to that hill to receive the blessings of the Siddhas. On the way, Pavithran, a thief with lust tried to abduct Bindu. Raju on his way finds Bindu near a rock lying wounded. He rescues her and took her along with him. During his journey, he meets a Siddha. The Siddha takes him along with Bindu to the place where many Siddhas-live. The Siddhas look at Bindu with lust and come close to her. Raju thinks that the Siddhas are acting with lust and hurriedly jumps down the hill with Bindu. Will Raju get the elixir to cure his loving daughter? Is Raju's conclusion that all Siddhas are bad true? Will any miracles happen in Bindu's life? Read to find out.
Author: S. Kramrisch Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691019307 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 568
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One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, The Rg Veda, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation on Siva--based on original Sanskrit texts, many translated here for the first time--Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas and the Puranas. Who is Siva? Who is this god whose being comprises and transcends everything? From the dawn of creation, the Wild God, the Great Yogi, the sum of all opposites, has been guardian of the absolute. By retelling and interweaving the many myths that keep Siva alive in India today, Kramrisch reveals the paradoxes in Siva's nature and thus in the nature of consciousness itself.
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Publisher: Indus Source ISBN: 9788188569045 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 176
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Many modern scholars say Shiva linga is a phallic symbol. Most devotees disagree. Who is right? To make sense of a mythological image one has to align the language heard stories] with the language performed rituals], and the language seen symbols]. This book also looks at the sexual metaphors.
Author: Mr. Rahul Dudhane
Author: Mr. Rahul Dudhane
Author: Rahul Dudhane
Author: Irene M. Watson
Author: GYAN. RAJHANS
Author: Alain Daniélou
Author: Hargrave Hargrave Jennings
Author: David Frawley
Author: Dr Subramonian
Author: S. Kramrisch
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik