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Shakti — Shakti is the primordial creative, sustaining and destructive power of all existence. Although con ceived as female in nature, Shakti is not an indi vidual goddess, but rather a dynamic quality that all goddesses (and even all women, at least… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
yoni — The yoni (vagina or womb), seen as the embodi ment of the great GODDESS, is worshipped in emblematic form in many Indian traditions. It can take the form of a pot or other vessel, a cleft rock, or a pond, lake, or pool. In certain esoteric… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
