talonabraxas: The liṅga (meaning mark, sign, phallus) is best known as the emblem of the Hindu god Ś
talonabraxas: The liṅga (meaning mark, sign, phallus) is best known as the emblem of the Hindu god Śiva, most often rendered today as a cylindrical form, set into an oval, round, or square base. Liṅgas feature prominently in Śaivite myths, rituals, sacred sites, and pilgrimage, as well as in South and Southeast Asian art and philosophy. The yoni (meaning vulva, womb, source) is less prominent in the primary sources, and it has been most often studied in connection to the liṅga, as well as related issues such as sexuality in religion, goddess traditions, and Śiva’s śakti or female counterpart. The category of “liṅga and yoni” evokes the sexual union of the divine couple Śiva and Pārvatī, with the liṅga as the phallus of the god, and the yoni as the vulva of the goddess, perpetually in divine copulation.‘Tantra is the hot blood of spiritual practice.’ Chogyam TrungpaArt by Marek Przybyła -- source link