Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations (1873)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · leaf 241
is used as a mark, spot, orsign, the phallus, Siva, nature, or the creative powerand the primary body. Associated with the wordstrl, as in strilinga, it signifies the yoni, i. e., qucefacit arrigere. The means by which the Linga,Siva or Mahadeva are symbolised are obelises, pillarsof any shape,… … 221 Linga] whole bearing a cap as in Fig. 13, and by a pillarencircled by a serpent as in Fig. 9. In some instancesSiva is represented as an ordinary man. The fre-quency with which the Linga is associated with thecobra is very great, and evidently symbolises theactive condition of the thing…
Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism
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