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Originally Posted by ajay00
The Prajapita Brahmakumaris considers the deity to be Shankar, associated with death and destruction, distinct from Shiva the incorporeal point of light.
Shankar, like Rama, Krishna and Vishnu is considered to have worshipped the Shivalinga.
You can see Swami Vivekananda in this article too stating the Shivalingam to be a cosmic pillar of light on the basis of the Vedas and rejecting other interpretations.
http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.in...s_congress.htm |
Like I said before, this has got more to do with who owns the rights to the name of "Shiva" isn't it?
Hypothetical - if the Brahmakumaris called their "point of light" as "Jyoti" or "Satya" or something else, would it make any difference?
The name "Shankar" generally refers to the "householder form" of Lord Shiva and not the Ascetic form..
However, I could simply refer to the one you know as "Shankara" AS Shiva, or if the Brahmakumaris want the name to represent a point of light and are offended by the sacrilege of others who attach form, that's cool...I will just go ahead and chant the OTHER 1008 names He has!
Aum Namah Shivaya