Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism (1874)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876, Newton, John, M.R.C.S.E · New York : P. Eckler · leaf 150
bears in one hand the lotus, emblem of self-fructifica-tion, — in other similar figures an effigy of the phallus isplaced, — whilst in the other she holds her infant Krishna,Crishna, or Vishnu. Such groups are as common in India 89 as in Italy, in pagan temples as in Christian churches.The idea of… … Figure 134. the Hindoos and the Greeks, viz., androgynism, the unionof the male and female creators. The technical word isArddha-Nari. The male on the right side bears the emblems 90 of Siva or Mahadeva, the female on the left those of Parvatior Sacti. The bull and lioness are emblematic of the…
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