tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post109962248447606730..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: The lingam - Phallic symbol of Lord Shiva.Kavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1133453073574058212005-12-01T21:34:00.000+05:302005-12-01T21:34:00.000+05:30Thank you CR for posting that! it was very enlight...Thank you CR for posting that! it was very enlightening. I think i have been going the wrong way myself. <BR/>I really do not know what to say about the possible representation as a phallic symbol but all i can say is there is nothing greater that Lord Shiva, and that HE is Brahman. It is very misleading indeed, but it is left to every individual to go looking for the depth of this reality. <BR/>Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1133403052503437972005-12-01T07:40:00.000+05:302005-12-01T07:40:00.000+05:30In Sanskrit meanings of words change depending on ...In Sanskrit meanings of words change depending on the context of the sentence. Linga in male human body is the phallus. But that does not mean the Siva Linga is a phallus. It is a westerners shortsighted view in trying to understand Hindu culture. Here the word Linga means 'Indication'. Shiva means Auspicious. The ultimate Truth of Brahman revealed in the Upanishads describe the reality as Arupa,CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971027632570549832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1118678838374181792005-06-13T21:37:00.000+05:302005-06-13T21:37:00.000+05:30What basis do you have to say that Shiva lingam is...What basis do you have to say that Shiva lingam is a phallic symbol. Dont just propogate nonsense that you read in a book written by a westerner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com