Basava
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Indian philosopher
Lingayat saint
bhakti saint
philosopher
poet-saint
religious leader
social reformer
Basava was a 12th-century Indian philosopher, social reformer, and poet-saint whose teachings and vachanas profoundly shaped the egalitarian, bhakti-based tradition now known as Lingayatism.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian philosopher
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Lingayat saint ⓘ bhakti saint ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet-saint ⓘ religious leader ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lingayatism
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Virashaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| birthCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bagevadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 12th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Basava Jayanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Kalachuri dynasty of Kalyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityDevotedTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice | chief minister of the Kalachuri court at Kalyana ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kannada literature
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Lingayat community NERFINISHED ⓘ bhakti literature ⓘ |
| inspired | Anubhava Mantapa tradition ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Dasoha
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Kayaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-caste teachings
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bhakti-based devotion to Shiva ⓘ promoting equality ⓘ social reform ⓘ vachanas ⓘ |
| language | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
major saint in Karnataka
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symbol of social justice in Lingayat tradition ⓘ |
| name |
Basava
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Basavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Basaveshwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | statesman ⓘ |
| opposed |
Brahminical ritualism
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caste discrimination ⓘ untouchability ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionActive | Kalyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role | foundational figure of Lingayatism ⓘ |
| taught |
dignity of labour
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equality of all devotees ⓘ inner devotion over ritual ⓘ rejection of caste hierarchy ⓘ |
| tradition | Lingayatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | vachanas in Kannada ⓘ |
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