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Linga
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meist anikonisches Symbol der Hindu-Gottheit Shiva
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- murti
- Subclass of
- cult image
- Image
- Sacro Lingham - Bangkok.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lingam
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Stack Exchange tag
- hinduism.stackexchange.com/tags/shiva-lingam
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Article · Deutsch
Das Linga oder Lingam (n., Sanskrit लिङ्ग liṅga, wörtl.: ‚Zeichen‘, ‚Symbol‘, ,Ursprung') ist das – zumeist anikonische, also nicht bildhafte – Symbol der Hindu-Gottheit Shiva. Hindus sehen im Lingam nicht nur die schöpferische, sondern ebenso die erhaltende und zerstörende Kraft Shivas.
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