# Lingam

El lingam (o també, linga, ling, Xiva linga, Xiv ling, en sànscrit: लिङ्गं, que significa 'marca', 'signe', 'conclusió') és una representació de la deïtat hindú Xiva usada per al culte en els seus temples. En la cultura tradicional hindú, el lingam és un símbol de l'energia i la potencialitat del déu.
El lingam es representa sovint conjuntament amb el yoni, un símbol de la dea Shakti, l'energia creadora femenina. La unió del lingam i el yoni representa la "indivisible unitat del masculí i el femení, l'espai passiu i el temps actiu, que és l'origen de tota vida".

## Referències

* ↑ Spoken Sanskrit Dictionary
* ↑ «A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary». Arxivat de l'original el 2012-12-15. [Consulta: 20 gener 2014].
* ↑ Hinduism: Beliefs and Practices, by Jeanne Fowler, pgs. 42–43,
* 1 2 Mudaliyar, Sabaratna. «Lecture on the Shiva Linga». Malaysia Hindu Dharma Mamandram. Arxivat de l'original el 2012-06-30. [Consulta: 27 març 2012].
* ↑ Isherwood, Christopher. Ramakrishna and His Disciples. Early days at Dakshineswar: Vedanta Press,U.S., 1983, p. 48. ISBN 978-0-87481-037-0.
* ↑ Sivananda. Lord Siva and His Worship. Worship of Siva Linga: The Divine Life Trust Society, 1996 (web edn. 2000). ISBN 81-7052-025-8.
* ↑ Zimmer, Heinrich Robert. Campbell, Joseph. Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1946, p. 126. ISBN 0-691-01778-6. «But the basic and most common object of worship in Shiva shrines is the phallus or lingam.»
* ↑ Jansen, Eva Rudy. The book of Hindu imagery: gods, manifestations and their meaning. Binkey Kok Publications, 2003, p. 46, 119. ISBN 90-74597-07-6.

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## Vegeu també

* Atlant
* Cariàtide
* Terme (arquitectura)
* Fal·lus
* Herma
* Sheela na gig