- and icon of
their spirituality. Historically, Lin****ats were
known as "
Virashaivas" or "ardent,
heroic worshippers of Shiva."
According to
Blake Michael...
- of
subjects and
genres which can
broadly be
classified under the Jain,
Virashaiva,
Vaishnava and
secular traditions.
These include writings from the 7th...
- the
Virashaiva faith has been debated, the
movement grew
through its ****ociation with
Basavanna in the 12th century.
Basavanna and
other Virashaiva saints...
-
Chamarasa (c. 1425) was a 15th
century Virashaiva poet in the
Kannada language,
during the
reign of
Vijayanagar Empire, a
powerful empire in
Southern India...
- a socio-religious
point of view; a new sect
known as the Lin****at or
Virashaiva sect was
founded during these times in a time
extent of 25 years. A unique...
- is a
Hindu by
religion in any of its
forms or
developments including a
Virashaiva, a Lin****at or
follower of the Brahmo,
Prarthana or Arya Samaj; any person...
-
patronised Kannada, Telugu,
Sanskrit and
Tamil scholars who
wrote in the Jain,
Virashaiva and
Vaishnava traditions. The
period produced hundreds of
works on all...
-
involved well
known Haridasas (devotee saints) of that time. Like the
Virashaiva movement of the 12th century, this
movement presented another strong current...
- did not
outright reject the
Vedic knowledge. The 13th-century
Telugu Virashaiva poet
Palkuriki Somanatha, the
author of the
scripture of Lin****atism,...
-
known to have
defeated the
Adilshahis of Bi****ur in Hanagal.
Though a
Virashaiva by faith, he
built many
temples for
Vaishnavas and
Jains and a mosque...
