Shivalinga, Śivaliṅga, Shiva-linga, Shivalimga: 12 definitions
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Shivalinga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Shivalinga has 11 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śivaliṅga can be transliterated into English as Sivalinga or Shivalinga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚivaliṅga (शिवलिङ्ग):—n. Phallus [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 50, 2.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 43, 158.] [Oxforder Handschriften 39], b, [6.] [WILSON, Sel. Works 2, 217.] [KṢITĪŚ. 24, 20. 26, 11. fg.] [TĀRAN. 267.] — śivāliṅgaparīkṣā (!) [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 911.]
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Partial matches: Shiva, Linga.
Starts with (+1): Shivalimgaikya, Shivalinga bhupati, Shivalinga colabhupati, Shivalingada-mara, Shivalingadanavidhi, Shivalingalakshana, Shivalingam, Shivalingamahiman, Shivalinganandajnanodaya, Shivalingani, Shivalingapariksha, Shivalingapratishtha, Shivalingapratishthakrama, Shivalingapratishthaprayoga, Shivalingapratishthavidhi, Shivalingapuja, Shivalingapujavidhi, Shivalingaradhanavidhi, Shivalingashtaka, Shivalingasuryodaya.
Full-text (+96): Avimukteshvara, Somasutra, Lingatobhadra, Samasutrapradakshina, Limgatmaka, Limgapatha, Sivalinga maram, Shivalingasuryodaya, Shivalingapariksha, Shivalingalakshana, Shivalingapratishthakrama, Shivalingapratishthaprayoga, Hatakeshvara, Shivalingadanavidhi, Shivalingapratishthavidhi, Linga, Jalapriya, Langalisha, Bilva, Ghantakarnahrada.
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Search found 49 books and stories containing Shivalinga, Śivaliṅga, Shiva-linga, Siva-linga, Śiva-liṅga, Sivalinga, Shivalimga, Śivaliṃga, Śivalinga, Śiva-linga, Sivalimga; (plurals include: Shivalingas, Śivaliṅgas, lingas, liṅgas, Sivalingas, Shivalimgas, Śivaliṃgas, Śivalingas, Sivalimgas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Mukhalingas and esoteric meanings < [Chapter 6 - Siva-linga: an Iconological Study]
Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]
Historicity (of the term linga) < [Chapter 6 - Siva-linga: an Iconological Study]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
13. Forms are for Visualization < [Chapter 5 - Essence of Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad]
6. Theistic Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
14. The Pañcabrahma Veda Mantra < [Chapter 5 - Essence of Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.401 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 1.6.59 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief]
Verse 3.2.61-062 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Siva Temples at Sripura (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The Architectural Panorama]
Stone Images (4): Saiva Images < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
Surang Tila Siva Temple Complex < [Chapter 2 - The Architectural Panorama]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The Story of Kalmāṣapāda: Greatness of Gokarṇa < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 118 - Greatness of Gopyāditya (Gopī-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - The Birth of the Liṅga < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
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