英:['lɪŋgə]
美:['lɪngə]
英:['lɪŋgə]
美:['lɪngə]
noun
a stylized phallic symbol that is worshipped in Hinduism as a sign of generative power and that represents the god Shiva compare yoni
Sanskrit liṅga (nominative liṅgam), literally, characteristic
The first known use of lingam was in 1719
1 A Siva Linga stands amid the ornate walls of the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia.
神石湿婆林伽竖立在柬埔寨吴哥寺华美的围墙之间。
2 This is Linga people's ancient funeral songs. Linga people is a part of Tujia ethnic group which inhabit in the hinterland of Wuling mountain.
这就是武陵山腹地属于土家族一支的廪嘎人还在演唱的《丧堂歌》。
3 In the popular telling, a Kashmiri Muslim named Buta Malik discovered the Shiva lingam in the eighteenth century.
4 Axel Vervoordt owns an Indian lingam from the 19th century.
5 In every nook and cranny are numerous shrines and lingams.
6 The oval object in front is a Japanese lingam from the 19th century.
7 Magazine incorrectly said that the lingam was Japanese in origin.
8 The tradition is that a pregnant woman walks into the river and discovers the lingam with her feet.
9 A city of lingams dedicated to the Lord God Shiva, Varanasi is known as an auspicious place to die and a super-highway to heaven.
10 The builders of Vat Phou had noticed this and proclaimed it a natural lingam of Shiva.