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'''Yoni''' ((devanāgarī: योनि) is the [[Sanskrit]] word for the vagina. In [[Hinduism]], especially in [[Tantra]], yoni represents the origin of life. The yoni is also considered to be an abstract representation of [[Shakti]] and Devi (Goddess), the creative force that moves through the entire universe.
'''Yoni''' ((devanāgarī: योनि) is a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "vagina", "source", and "origin". In [[Hinduism]], especially in [[Tantra]], yoni represents the origin of life. The yoni is also considered to be an abstract representation of [[Shakti]] and Devi (Goddess), the creative force that moves through the entire universe.
Its Greek form is ''kteis'' (κτείς) meaning shell or vagina (as opposed to [[Phallus]]) and in its symbolic use it refers to the Great Mother or Goddess.
Its Greek form is ''kteis'' (κτείς) meaning shell or vagina (as opposed to [[Phallus]]) and in its symbolic use it refers to the Great Mother or Goddess.



Revision as of 16:02, 27 March 2012

Yoni ((devanāgarī: योनि) is a Sanskrit word meaning "vagina", "source", and "origin". In Hinduism, especially in Tantra, yoni represents the origin of life. The yoni is also considered to be an abstract representation of Shakti and Devi (Goddess), the creative force that moves through the entire universe. Its Greek form is kteis (κτείς) meaning shell or vagina (as opposed to Phallus) and in its symbolic use it refers to the Great Mother or Goddess.