vivek@cs.rice.edu (Vivek Sadananda Pai) wrote:
>This might seem crystal clear to some, but count me as one of the
>people who would read the above statements and come to the conclusion
>that Reuters can't be faulted for what they said.
I suggest you read the Reuter's report and thambiu's post again.
>The sentence that begins with "what better way" seems to indicate that
>yes, the lingam is indeed supposed to be a representation of the
>penis. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^
Nope, the lingam is "the representation of Shiva", but has the "shape"
of a phallus. The keyword here is "representation". If you say
that the lingam "represents" a penis, then Hindus worship a penis. That
is not the case. The Hindus worship Shiva when worshipping the lingam,
in other words, the lingam for them is a "representation" of Shiva.
The only connection the lingam has with the phallus is on the origination
of its "shape".
>So if Reuters or someone else says that it's a penis, they're half
>right.
The reuters said that the Amarnath cave contained "a frozen manifestation
of Shiva's sexual organ". I don't think they were close at all.
>
>-Vivek
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