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What Exactly Is A Shiva Lingam

Author : Mr. Rahul Dudhane
Publisher : Rahul Dudhane
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Exactly Is A Shiva Lingam written by Mr. Rahul Dudhane and published by Rahul Dudhane. This book was released on with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

What Exactly Is A Shiva Lingam

Author : Rahul Dudhane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book What Exactly Is A Shiva Lingam written by Rahul Dudhane and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Applied Hinduism

Author : GYAN. RAJHANS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789385509247
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Applied Hinduism written by GYAN. RAJHANS and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shiva Lingam

Author : Irene M. Watson
Publisher : Sai Towers Publishing
ISBN 13 : 8187694211
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book Shiva Lingam written by Irene M. Watson and published by Sai Towers Publishing. This book was released on with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Gods of Love and Ecstasy

Author : Alain Daniélou
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620550237
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Gods of Love and Ecstasy written by Alain Daniélou and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-05-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Shiva Lingam

Author : Hargrave Hargrave Jennings
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781514827710
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Shiva Lingam written by Hargrave Hargrave Jennings and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Inner Tantric Yoga

Author : David Frawley
Publisher : Lotus Press
ISBN 13 : 0940676508
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Inner Tantric Yoga written by David Frawley and published by Lotus Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Presence of Siva

Author : S. Kramrisch
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691019307
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book The Presence of Siva written by S. Kramrisch and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Secrets of Beings

Author : L Ali Khan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520292052
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Beings written by L Ali Khan and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book unveils the secrets of beings. The created beings do not fully expose themselves. Not a single created being is fully knowable. Self-knowledge is as limited as is the knowledge of other created beings..

Shiva to Shankara

Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Indus Source
ISBN 13 : 9788188569045
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Shiva to Shankara written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Indus Source. This book was released on 2006 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Secret of Shiva Linga

Author : Dr Subramonian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781638065906
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (659 download)

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Download or read book Secret of Shiva Linga written by Dr Subramonian and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-13 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Siva

Author : Ramesh Menon
Publisher : books catalog
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Siva written by Ramesh Menon and published by books catalog. This book was released on 2006 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are eighteen Mahapuranas, great Puranas, and the Siva Purana is one of them. Siva is a vivid retelling of the Siva Purana for today's reader. The book contains all the major legends of Siva, bringing them alive again for a new generation.

Shiva Lingam

Author : Hargrave Jennings
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3748182090
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Shiva Lingam written by Hargrave Jennings and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Kūrma-purāṇa

Author : Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Kūrma-purāṇa written by Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge Of Shiva

Author : Devon Papranec
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge Of Shiva written by Devon Papranec and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Research Of Shiva, God Shiva, How Lord Shiva Died, How To Use A Shiva Lingam, Is Shiva Male Or Female, Lord Shiva Scientific Facts, Shiva God Of Destruction, Shiva Hindu God, Shiva Lord, Shiva Meaning, Shiva Story, Shiva The Destroyer, What Is Shiva, What Is The Role Of Shiva,,,,,, The Notion Of Shiva: The Nature Of The Become And/ The Soul Of The Becoming Of Shiva, Knowledge Of Shiva: Temple Of Knowledge Art/ Of Living Shiva, Understanding Of Shiva: The Dimensions Of /The Awareness /To The Shiva Tandava,,

Shiva

Author : Wolf-Dieter Storl
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594777802
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Shiva written by Wolf-Dieter Storl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-09-14 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive look at all the aspects of multi-natured Shiva • Explores the shamanic roots of world spirituality as exemplified by this Hindu god who shares many of the attributes of the Norse Odin and the Celtic Cernunnos • Looks at Shiva’s relation to contemporary culture, Tantra, and the dualistic religions of the West To his devotees Shiva is the entire universe and the core of all beings. Hindu myth shows him appearing at the beginning of creation as a giant pillar of fire from which this world sprang forth. Yet he is also the most approachable of gods, for he is the lover of lovers and the devotee of his devotees. Of the 1,008 names of Shiva, Pashupati, Lord of Animals, is one of the most common. His special relation to animals along with his trickster nature reveal the deep connection of Shiva to shamanism and other gods such as the Norse Odin and the Celtic Cernunnos that came out of the Paleolithic traditions. Ethnologist Wolf-Dieter Storl was first captivated by Shiva when he was in India as a visiting scholar at Benares Hindu University. In this book he invites readers to join in the lively and mythical world of Shiva, or Mahadev, God of All Gods. Shiva is a study in contrasts: As the lord of dance he loses himself in ecstatic abandon; with his consort Parvati he can make love for 10,000 years. Both men and women worship him for his ability to unite and balance masculine and feminine energies. But as the ascetic Shankar he sits in deep meditation, shunning women, and none dare disturb him lest he open his third eye and immolate the entire universe. Lord of intoxicants and poisons, he is the keeper of secret occult knowledge and powers, for which he is worshipped by yogis and demons alike. Shiva dances both the joy of being and the dance of doom--but in every aspect he breaks through the false ego to reveal the true self lying within. This is his true power.

The Future of Islam

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019974596X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Islam written by John L. Esposito and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John L. Esposito is one of America's leading authorities on Islam. Now, in this brilliant portrait of Islam today--and tomorrow--he draws on a lifetime of thought and research to sweep away the negative stereotypes and provide an accurate, richly nuanced, and revelatory account of the fastest growing religion in the world. Here Esposito explores the major questions and issues that face Islam in the 21st century and that will deeply affect global politics. Are Islam and the West locked in a deadly clash of civilizations? Is Islam compatible with democracy and human rights? Will religious fundamentalism block the development of modern societies in the Islamic world? Will Islam overwhelm the Western societies in which so many Muslim immigrants now reside? Will Europe become Eurabia or will the Muslims assimilate? Which Muslim thinkers will be most influential in the years to come? To answer this last question he introduces the reader to a new generation of Muslim thinkers--Tariq Ramadan, Timothy Winter, Mustafa Ceric, Amina Wadud, and others--a diverse collection of Muslim men and women, both the "Martin Luthers" and the "Billy Grahams" of Islam. We meet religious leaders who condemn suicide bombing and who see the killing of unarmed men, women, and children as "worse than murder," who preach toleration and pluralism, who advocate for women's rights. The book often underscores the unexpected similarities between the Islamic world and the West and at times turns the mirror on the US, revealing how we appear to Muslims, all to highlight the crucial point that there is nothing exceptional about the Muslim faith. Recent decades have brought extraordinary changes in the Muslim world, and in addressing all of these issues, Esposito paints a complex picture of Islam in all its diversity--a picture of urgent importance as we face the challenges of the coming century.