Lingayatism

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Lingayatism is a distinct Hindu religious tradition from Karnataka that worships Shiva in the form of a personal linga and emphasizes social equality, personal devotion, and rejection of caste and ritual orthodoxy.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu denomination ⓘ
Shaivite tradition ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
associatedFigure Akka Mahadevi ⓘ
Allama Prabhu ⓘ
linked to: Basavanna

Basavanna ⓘ
Channabasavanna ⓘ
linked to: Basavanna

Madharasa ⓘ
corePractice bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ
worship of personal linga ⓘ
coreSymbol linga ⓘ
demographics major community in Karnataka ⓘ
present in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
present in Maharashtra ⓘ
present in Telangana ⓘ
doctrine direct relationship between devotee and God ⓘ
emphasis on inner purity over external ritual ⓘ
equality of all devotees ⓘ
opposition to caste hierarchy ⓘ
rejection of Brahminical priestly mediation ⓘ
rejection of Vedic ritualism ⓘ
worship of Shiva as ishtalinga (personal linga) ⓘ
emphasis monotheistic devotion to Shiva ⓘ
personal devotion ⓘ
rejection of caste distinctions ⓘ
rejection of ritual orthodoxy ⓘ
social equality ⓘ
ethicalFocus gender equality in spiritual matters ⓘ
sharing of earnings (dasoha) ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
work as worship (kayaka) ⓘ
founder Basava ⓘ
languageOfScripture Kannada ⓘ
mainDeity Shiva ⓘ
organizationalStructure community of jangamas (wandering preachers) ⓘ
matha-based institutions ⓘ
originPlace Karnataka ⓘ
periodOfOrigin 12th century ⓘ
placeOfEarlyDevelopment Kalyana (Basavakalyan) ⓘ
primaryRegion Karnataka ⓘ
South India ⓘ
rejects Brahminical ritualism ⓘ
Vedic sacrificial rituals ⓘ
caste-based discrimination ⓘ
idol worship apart from linga ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scripture Shunya Sampadane ⓘ
Vachanas ⓘ
scriptureLanguage Kannada ⓘ
viewOnScriptures gives primacy to vachana literature over Vedas ⓘ
viewOnSociety advocates casteless community ⓘ
viewOnWomen recognizes women saints and teachers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shaivism → hasMajorBranch → Lingayatism ⓘ
Shaivism → hasMajorBranch → Vira Shaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Veeragase → associatedWith → Lingayat community ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Kalyana Karnataka → hasCulturalFeature → Veerashaiva-Lingayat heritage ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Kannada literature → culturalContext → Lingayat movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Shiva lingam → worshipTradition → Lingayat tradition ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Vachanas → religiousTradition → Lingayatism ⓘ
Vachanas → religiousTradition → Veerashaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basava → tradition → Lingayatism ⓘ
Basava → associatedWith → Lingayatism ⓘ
Basava → associatedWith → Virashaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basava → influenced → Lingayat community ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basavanna → religion → Lingayatism ⓘ
Basavanna → movement → Lingayat movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basavanna → philosophicalSchool → Virashaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basavanna → philosophicalSchool → Lingayat philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basavanna → influenced → Lingayat community ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basavanna → veneratedIn → Lingayat tradition ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Akka Mahadevi → philosophicalSchool → Virashaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Madharasa → religiousTradition → Lingayatism ⓘ
Madharasa → religiousTradition → Veerashaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Madharasa → associatedWith → Lingayat community ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Madharasa → associatedWith → Lingayat philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Kalyana (Basavakalyan) → associatedMovement → Virashaiva movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Shunya Sampadane → associatedWith → Virashaiva movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basava Puranam → religiousTradition → Lingayatism ⓘ
Basavakalyan → knownFor → Lingayat movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Basavakalyan Fort → associatedWithReligionOrMovement → Lingayat movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Allama Prabhu → movement → Virashaivism ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Allama Prabhu → movement → Lingayatism ⓘ
Allama Prabhu → associatedWith → Virashaiva sharanas ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Allama Prabhu → veneratedIn → Lingayat tradition ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Southern Kalachuris → patronized → Virashaiva movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Harihara → religion → Lingayatism ⓘ
Harihara → movement → Virashaiva movement ⓘ
linked to: Lingayatism
Raghavanka → religion → Lingayatism ⓘ