Shunya Sampadane
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Shunya Sampadane is a foundational Lingayat spiritual text that compiles and interprets the vachanas (devotional poems) and teachings of Basavanna and other saints, emphasizing the experience of divine nothingness (shunya) and direct devotion to Shiva.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lingayat scripture
ⓘ
compilation of vachanas ⓘ spiritual text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify Basavanna’s teachings
ⓘ
guide devotees toward realization of shunya ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anubhava Mantapa tradition
ⓘ
Virashaiva movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
direct devotion to Shiva
ⓘ
experience of the formless divine ⓘ shunya (divine nothingness) ⓘ |
| compilesWorksOf |
Akka Mahadevi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allama Prabhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Basavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Channabasavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ other Lingayat saints ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues of saints
ⓘ
philosophical interpretations ⓘ vachanas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct relationship between devotee and Shiva
ⓘ
equality of devotees ⓘ inner spiritual experience over external ritual ⓘ social reform ideals of Basavanna ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional literature
ⓘ
mystical literature ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveRole | systematizes vachana teachings ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kannada devotional literature
ⓘ
later Lingayat theology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
realization of shunya as ultimate reality
ⓘ
rejection of caste distinctions ⓘ rejection of empty ritualism ⓘ union of jiva (individual soul) with Shiva ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
poetic discourse
ⓘ
prose commentary ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodDescribed | 12th-century Lingayat saints ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
anti-ritualism
ⓘ
bhakti (devotional) tradition ⓘ monotheistic Shaivism ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Shaiva text ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
Ishtalinga worship
ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lingayatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureStatus | foundational text for Lingayats ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Lingayat religious instruction
ⓘ
spiritual study and contemplation ⓘ |
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