Before revision: Yoni is a Sanskrit word ] ] ] ] ], p. 175" It also connotes the female sexual organs such as "vagina", "vulva",, Quote: "The sculpted image of the lingam usually stands erect in a shallow, circular basin that represents the yoni."
After revision: that has been interpreted to literally mean the "womb",, Quote: "Nature is my yoni (womb),..." the "source", and the female organs of generation., Quote: "Yoni- 'womb, vulva', Yoni- "way, abode' is from a second PIE root...";, Quote: "yoni or womb..." p. 122, "...in the female aspect, it is known as yoni or female organ of generation...Yoni is a Sanskrit word ] ] ] ] ], p. 175" It also connotes the female sexual organs such as "vagina", "vulva",, Quote: "The sculpted image of the lingam usually stands erect in a shallow, circular basin that represents the yoni."