- Lingayat
- noun Etymology: Kannada lingāyata Date: 1901 a member of a Saiva sect of southern India marked by wearing of the lingam and characterized by denial of caste distinctions
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Lingayat — /ling gah yit/, n. Hinduism. a member of the Lingayata cult. [1665 75; < Kannada lingayata; see LINGA] * * * Member of a Hindu sect that worships Shiva as the only deity. It has a wide following in southern India. Its followers take their name (… … Universalium
lingayat — Miembro de una secta hindú que adora a Shiva como la única deidad. Tiene muchos seguidores en el sur de India. Reciben ese nombre ( portadores de linga) por los pequeños lingas que tanto hombres como mujeres se cuelgan del cuello. Su creencia en… … Enciclopedia Universal
lingayat — lin·ga·yat … English syllables
lingayat — … Useful english dictionary
Lingayat sect — See Virashaivas … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Karnatak Lingayat Education Society — was founded in 1916 by seven educated youth with the objective of bringing education to the Kannada speaking region of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency and what is today the North Karnataka region. The founder life members of the KLE Society are:… … Wikipedia
Lingayatism — or Veerashaivism is a Hindu religious sect in India but a Dharma. The adherents of this faith are known as Lingayats or Veerashaivas . The term is derived from Lingavantha in Kannada. This became more prominent after a reform movement attributed… … Wikipedia
History of Lingayatism — The history of the Lingayat faith goes back to the Basavanna(1134 1196 AD) of the 12th century. It is said that Basavanna, though born a Brahmin rebelled against the rigid practices of the caste system then prevalent and eventually began… … Wikipedia
Medieval Kannada literature — covered a wide range of subjects and genres which can broadly be classified under the Jain, Virashaiva, Vaishnava and secular traditions. These include writings from the 7th century rise of the Badami Chalukya empire to the 16th century,… … Wikipedia
Basava — ▪ Hindu religious leader flourished 12th century, South India Hindu religious reformer, teacher, theologian, and administrator of the royal treasury of the Calukya king Bijjala I (reigned 1156–67). Basava is the subject of the Basava Purana … Universalium
