an essay on the life of basavanna
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Basavanna was a 12th-century Indian philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet in the Shiva-focussed Bhakti movement and a social reformer during the reign of the Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I in Karnataka, India.
The Basavarajadevara ragale (13 out of 25 sections are available) by the Kannada poet Harihara (c.1180) is the earliest available account on the life of the social reformer and is considered important because the author was a near contemporary of his protagonist.[6] A full account of Basava's life and ideas are narrated in a 13th-century sacred Telugu text of the south Indian Hindu Lingayat community, the Basava purana by Palkuriki Somanatha.
Basavanna spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as Vachanaas. Basava rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals such as the wearing of sacred thread, but introduced Ishtalinga necklace, with an image of the Shiva Liṅga, to every person regardless of his or her birth, to be a constant reminder of one's bhakti (devotion) to Shiva. As the chief minister of his kingdom, he introduced new public institutions such as the Anubhava Mantapa (or, the "hall of spiritual experience"), which welcomed men and women from all socio-economic backgrounds to discuss spiritual and mundane questions of life, in open.
The traditional legends and hagiographic texts state Basava to be the founder of the Lingayats. However, modern scholarship relying on historical evidence such as the Kalachuri inscriptions state that Basava was the poet philosopher who revived, refined and energized an already existing tradition.
Basavanna literary works include the Vachana Sahitya in Kannada Language. He is also known as Bhaktibhandari (literally, the treasurer of devotion), Basavanna (elder brother Basava) or Basaveswara (Lord Basava).
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he was a great devotee of Lord shiva
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Basavanna was a devotee of Shiva, Hindu philosopher, Kannada poet of Bhakti movement and a social reformer. His poetry was called Vachanaas and wrote down about ways of life.
He did not believe in any discrimination which attracted numerous people to his philosophy. Basavanna was the founder of the lingayat ism that spread across Karnataka. He was the chief minister of his kingdom and used the power to bring social reforms and establish institutions that were open to all.
He did not believe in rituals or symbols or temple worship but only wore a small linga. He was part of the Bhakti movement that was rising during this period. He believed that anyone could worship Shiva directly and that gender or caste or religion makes no difference.