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Definition: The linga is a common phallic symbol which is used as an idol for worshipping Shiva in India. The image is not meant to be sexual or erotic but is instead meant to symbolizing basic transformative forces and the unity of female and male forms.
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A system of human beliefs, ideals and practices which is harder to define than it may at first appear.
