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LINGA
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to scriptures ' lingam' - phallus, a cylindrical form with rounded
top, made of black mostly, is a combination of two words
- 'leenam and gamayati' .The first word means - the one that we do
not know, and 'Gamayati', The first word means - the one that we do
know, and 'Gamayati', the second word stands for that, which
explains the unknown. Put together, LINGAM the one that explains
what is not known to us. It is equivalent to Parabrahman, the
Ultimate Reality. It another connotation; it is that which recreates
the objects. Regarding the shape - the cylindrical, points of view
are advanced. One, the cosmological of view is worth examining and
it is logical too.
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