Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lingam .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power.
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- noun Alternative form of
lingam .
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Examples
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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.
Cat Rambo catrambo 2007
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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."
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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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
rediff.com 2009
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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).
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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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.
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Hence every five years a linga pops up from the ground.
Neer Dosa and Appam in Mangalore Anjali 2007
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It is unique in the sense that it has a triple linga representing Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.
Hari Hareshwar, Paradise Calling Anjali 2007
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Hence every five years a linga pops up from the ground.
Archive 2007-12-01 Anjali 2007
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At the end of some long and dark corridors stood the linga, a rounded phallic symbol periodically garlanded and anointed with oil and ghee.
The Apparition 2007
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In especially well-staffed temples, robed priests guarded the linga and stared expectantly at the tourists.
The Apparition 2007
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