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The Real Sankara Stones
This thread is the product of the common misconception that the Sankara Stones in ToD were made up artifacts. In fact, they were not. There are no Sankara Stones, per se, but sacred stones do exist. They are known as Lingam. The Sankara Stones, according to Indy, were given to the world by Siva, so the correct name for them would be Siva Lingam.
Adi Sankara was a Hindu philosopher of roughly 800 CE credited with reviving Hinduism. It is he that the "Sankara Stones" are named after.
Like I said earlier, the Sankara Stones, or Siva Lingam, are real. In Hindu practices, Shiva is usually worshipped as the Shiva linga. In images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing the Tandava upon the demon of ignorance in his manifestation of Nataraja, the lord of the dance.
For more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siva_lingam_stone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Sankara
Photo Gallery:
Statue of Adi Sankara:
The Somnath Jyotirlinga:
I would post others, but most are too big.
This thread is the product of the common misconception that the Sankara Stones in ToD were made up artifacts. In fact, they were not. There are no Sankara Stones, per se, but sacred stones do exist. They are known as Lingam. The Sankara Stones, according to Indy, were given to the world by Siva, so the correct name for them would be Siva Lingam.
Adi Sankara was a Hindu philosopher of roughly 800 CE credited with reviving Hinduism. It is he that the "Sankara Stones" are named after.
Like I said earlier, the Sankara Stones, or Siva Lingam, are real. In Hindu practices, Shiva is usually worshipped as the Shiva linga. In images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing the Tandava upon the demon of ignorance in his manifestation of Nataraja, the lord of the dance.
For more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siva_lingam_stone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Sankara
Photo Gallery:
Statue of Adi Sankara:
The Somnath Jyotirlinga:
I would post others, but most are too big.