The Sanskrit term Ārṣaliṅga can be transliterated into English as Arsalinga or Arshalinga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Ārṣaliṅga (आर्षलिङ्ग) refers to a type of sthāvaraliṅgas, or, “immovable liṅgas”, according to a list found in the Suprabhedāgama. The term is used thoughout Śaiva literature.

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Ārṣaliṅga (आर्षलिङ्ग) refers to “those Liṅgas believed to have been previously installed and worshipped by sages”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] Chapters 35 to 71 are mainly concerned with installation and construction rites. [...] In Chapters 38 and 39, we find principles of temple construction for liṅgas believed to have been previously installed and worshipped by sages (ārṣaliṅga-prāsāda) and by devotees.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Google Books: Elements of Hindu iconography

The ārṣa-liṅgas (आर्षलिङ्ग) are those set up and worshipped by Ṛṣis; they are speroidal in shape, with the top portion less broad than the lower portion; in other words, they are like an unhusked cocoanut fruit. Both the gāṇapa-liṅgas and the ārṣa-liṅgas, like the daivika-liṅgas, are without the brahma-sūtras. The Kiraṇāgama informs us that the svāyambhuva-liṅgas, the ārṣa-liṅgas and the daivika-liṅgas have no shape (rūpa) and no measurements (māna) and are recognised only by their respective shapes.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Partial matches: Arshas, Linga.

Starts with: Arshalingaprasada.

Full-text: Ganapalinga, Svayambhuvalinga.

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