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Linga +

A sign or a symbol of abstract creation. Force becomes the organ of procreation only on this earth. In India there are 12 great Lingams of Siva, some of which are on mountains and rocks, and also in temples. Such is the ''Kedâresa ''in the Himalaya, a huge and shapeless mass of rock. In its origin the Lingam had never the gross meaning connected with the phallus, an idea which is altogether of a later date. The symbol in India has the same meaning which it had in Egypt, which is simply that the creative or procreative Force is divine. It also denotes who was the dual Creator — male and female, Siva and his Sakti. The gross and immodest idea connected with the phallus is not Indian but Greek and pre‐eminently Jewish. The Biblical ''Bethels ''were real priapic stones, the “ Beth‐el” (phallus) wherein God dwells. The same symbol was concealed within the ark of the Covenant, the “Holy of Holies”. Therefore the “Lingam” even as a phallus is not “a symbol of Siva” only, but that of every “Creator” or creative god in every nation, including the Israelites and their “God of Abraham and Jacob” [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Linga Purana +

A scripture of the Saivas or worshippers of Siva. Therein ''Maheswara'', “the great Lord”, concealed in the Agni Linga explains the ethics of life — duty, virtue, self‐sacrifice and finally liberation by and through ascetic life at the end of the ''Agni Kalpa ''(the Seventh Round). As Professor Wilson justly observed “the Spirit of the worship (phallic) is as little influenced by the character of the type as can well be imagined. ''There is nothing like the phallic orgies of antiquity; it is all mystical and spiritual.''” [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). The appendix attributes the work to Vyasa and cites an edition by Jibananda Vidyasagara (Calcutta, 1885). (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#656|4:656]][[SMW::on]]). +

Linga Sharira +

The “body”, i.e., the aerial symbol of the body. This term designates the ''döppelganger ''or the “astral body” of man or animal. It is the ''eidolon ''of the Greeks, the vital and ''prototypal ''body; the reflection of the men of flesh. It is born ''before ''and dies or fades out, with the disappearance of the last atom of the body [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Lingu, Rajanna +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol4|vol. 4]] (1882–1883). +

Lipi +

To write. See “Lipikas”in Vol. I. of the ''Secret Doctrine.'' [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Lipikas +

The celestial recorders, the “Scribes”, those who record every word and deed, said or done by man while on this earth. As Occultism teaches, they are the agents of KARMA — the retributive Law [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Lippitt, General Francis J. +

American lawyer, military man and writer. Served in the Mexican War and as Colonel 2nd Calif. Inf. and Bvt. Brig.-Gen. U.S. volunteers in the Civil War. Became an intimate friend of both Col. Olcott and H.P.B. in the very early days of The Theosophical Society. In 1888 published a pamphlet, ''Physical Proofs of Another Life'', in response to the unsatisfactory Seybert Commission report on mediumship. A number of letters written by H.P.B. to Gen. Lippitt in 1875 were later published in ''H.P.B. Speaks'', Vols. I and II. (BCW). +

Litolff, Henri Charles +

French pianist and composer, author of the overture ''Robespierre'' ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - H. P. Blavatskys Literary Career#22|BCW 1:22-23]]). +

Littré, Émile +

French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881), initially a follower and popularizer of Auguste Comte. His major scholarly projects included the ''Dictionnaire de la langue française'' and a ten-volume edition and translation of the works of Hippocrates. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#514|3:514]][[SMW::on]]). The appendix refers to biographical information elsewhere in the collected writings. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.4)#656|4:656]][[SMW::on]]). +

Livingstone, David +

De Zirkoff lists his ''Travels and Researches in South Africa'', published in London in 1857 and in Philadelphia in 1858, with another edition in 1861. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.3)#514|3:514]][[SMW::on]]). +

Livy +

*''History of Rome'' (Ab urbe condita libri); was in 142 books and told the story of Rome from the arrival of Aeneas in Italy down to the death of Drusus, younger brother of the Emperor Tiberius, in A.D. 9. Of these books only 35 are extant. ''Loeb Classical Library''. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.1)#495|1:495-496]][[SMW::on]]). His ''History'' is cited in the Loeb Classical Library. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#380|7:380]][[SMW::on]]). +

Liébault, Ambroise-Auguste +

French physician. His great interest in mesmerism, and later in Braidism (Hypnotism), and his practical experiments along these lines, resulted in his discovery of Therapeutic Suggestion-the healing of disease by suggestion (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#463|8:463-464]][[SMW::on]]). +

Liégeois, Jules +

French professor and lawyer. Doctor of Law and prof. of administrative law at the Univ. of Nancy, he wrote several works on political economy and jurisprudence (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#464|8:464]][[SMW::on]]). +

Llorente, Juan Antonio +

Spanish historian and priest (1756-1823), formerly secretary of the Spanish Inquisition. In exile in France he wrote a critical history of that institution, later abridged and translated into English. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.6)#440|6:440]][[SMW::on]]). +

Lloyd, Francis +

His questions to [[Chatterji, Mohini Mohun|M. M. Chatterji]] survive with [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s replies in her manuscript in the Adyar Archives. The Hermetic Society was founded at his home, 43 Rutland Gate, London, on 9 May 1884; he became its treasurer. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Mr. Lloyds Questions to Mohini#213|BCW 6:213-215]]) +

Lobha +

Covetousness: cupidity, a son sprung from Brahmâ in an evil hour [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen +

Teacher of the fifth Dalai Lama, who conferred the title Panchen Lama upon him. He is first in the list cited by [[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], but fourth when three previous incarnations are counted. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - Reincarnation in Tibet#12|BCW 4:12]]) The Treasury of Lives and the Rubin Museum give his dates as 1570-1662, differing from the BCW birth year of 1569. ([https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Lobzang-Chokyi-Gyeltsen/ The Treasury of Lives: Lobzang Chokyi Gyeltsen]; [https://rubinmuseum.org/collection/f1996-21-2/ Rubin Museum: First Panchen Lama (1570-1662)]) +

Locke, John +

His ''Essay Concerning Human Understanding'' first appeared in 1690 and subsequently passed through numerous editions. (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.7)#380|7:380]][[SMW::on]]). +

Lodur +

The second personage in the trinity of gods in the ''Eddas ''of the Norsemen; and the father of the twelve great gods. It is Lodur who endows the first man — made of the ash‐tree (''Ask''), with blood and colour [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Loganadan, C. V. +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol5|vol. 5]] (1883–1884). +