Basava

Basava
Basava,
 
hinduistischer Reformer und Theologe des 12. Jahrhunderts; gilt als Gründer und (im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit unter der Dynastie der Kalachuris) Förderer der Lingayats (»Träger des Linga«), d. h. der Anhänger des Virashaivismus, einer shivaitischen Richtung des Hinduismus; Verfasser von »Vacanas«, knappen, oft poetischen religiösen Texten.

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