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The Linga Purana (लिङ्गपुराण, IAST: Liṅga-purāṇa) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a Shaivism text of Hinduism.[1][2] The text's title Linga refers to the iconographical symbol for Shiva.[1][3]
The author(s) and date of the Linga Purana are unknown, and estimates place the original text to have been composed between the 5th-10th century CE. The text exists in many versions and was likely revised over time and expanded.[2][4] The extant text is structured into two parts, with a cumulative total of 163 chapters.[5]
The text presents cosmology, mythology, seasons, festivals, geography, a tour guide for pilgrimage (Tirtha), a manual for the design and consecration of the Linga and Nandi, stotras, the importance of these icons, a description of Yoga with claims of its various benefits.[1][2][6]
- ^ a b c Dalal 2014, p. 223.
- ^ a b c Rocher 1986, pp. 187–188.
- ^ K P Gietz 1992, p. 435 with note 2389.
- ^ Dimmitt & van Buitenen 2012, p. 5.
- ^ Rocher 1986, p. 187.
- ^ K P Gietz 1992, p. 435 with note 2390.