VIRASAIVISM: A SAIVITE REVOLUTION IN KARNATAKA
Virasaivism is a strong and flourishing religious tradition in the Saivite sect within Hinduism with an antiquity of Hinduism itself. It was Basava who gave a definite shape to this tradition in the 12th century in Karnataka. The aim of this essay is to give a short and comprehensive account of Víra...
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Dharmaram College
1989
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Journal of Dharma
Jahr: 1989, Band: 14, Heft: 1, Seiten: 93-106 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Saivism
B Jangama B Rudraksha B Padodaka B Mantra B Lingayat B Hinduism B Vibhuti B VIRASAIVISM B Prasada |
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Zusammenfassung: | Virasaivism is a strong and flourishing religious tradition in the Saivite sect within Hinduism with an antiquity of Hinduism itself. It was Basava who gave a definite shape to this tradition in the 12th century in Karnataka. The aim of this essay is to give a short and comprehensive account of Vírasaivism with a view to shed some light on the multifaceted development of popular Hinduism. |
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ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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