Allama Prabhu
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Allama Prabhu was a 12th-century mystic poet-saint and key figure of the Virashaiva (Lingayat) movement, renowned for his profound, enigmatic vachanas in Kannada.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
12th-century poet
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Lingayat saint ⓘ Virashaiva poet ⓘ mystic poet ⓘ saint ⓘ vachana poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akka Mahadevi
NERFINISHED
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Anubhava Mantapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Basavanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Virashaiva sharanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kannadiga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional poetry
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mystic literature ⓘ |
| influence |
Kannada bhakti poetry
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Lingayat literature ⓘ Virashaiva philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enigmatic vachanas
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mystical poetry ⓘ spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| language | Kannada ⓘ |
| literaryForm | vachana ⓘ |
| movement |
Lingayatism
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Virashaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | vachanas ⓘ |
| philosophy |
anti-ritualism
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bhakti ⓘ monotheism ⓘ social equality ⓘ |
| position |
prominent Lingayat saint
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spiritual leader of the Virashaiva movement ⓘ |
| region | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
key figure of the Virashaiva movement
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teacher of sharanas ⓘ |
| style |
aphoristic expression
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paradoxical imagery ⓘ symbolic language ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of external ritual
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direct experience of the divine ⓘ inner realization of God ⓘ transience of worldly life ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
saint
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yogi ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Lingayat tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worship | Linga ⓘ |
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