- *
Roshen Dalal (2010): "Lin****ats or
Virashaivas, a
Shaivite sect."; "A
Shaivite sect, also
known as
Virashaivas." *
Encyclopedia Britannica: Encyclopedia...
- Lin****ats (worshipers of the Linga, the
universal symbol of Shiva),
these Virashaivas questioned many of the
established norms of
society such as the belief...
- a leader, he
developed and
inspired a new
devotional movement named Virashaivas, or "ardent,
heroic worshippers of Shiva". This
movement shared its roots...
-
century CE were
mostly aut****d by the
Jainas along with a few
works by
Virashaivas and
Brahmins and
hence this
period is
called the age of Jain literature...
-
Bhavachintaratna (1513) and
Satyendra Cholakathe. Deva Raya II
patronised several Virashaivas like
Lakkana Dandesa who
wrote Shivatatwa Chintamani,
Chamarasa who wrote...
-
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,...
- 185. ISBN 81-7017-416-3. Jones,
Constance A.; Ryan,
James D. (2007). "
Virashaivas".
Encyclopedia of Hinduism. New York, NY:
Facts On File. p. 489. ISBN 978-0-8160-5458-9...
- 12th
century CE in Karnataka, the
Bhakti movement took the form of the
Virashaiva movement. It was
inspired by Basavanna, a
Hindu reformer who
created the...
- 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...
