Lingayats

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Veerashaivas
gptkbp:coreBelief monotheism
personal devotion to Shiva
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:mainstream_Hinduism
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Basava_Jayanti
gptkb:Dasara
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Basava
gptkbp:hasFamousSaint gptkb:Devara_Dasimayya
gptkb:Madhivala_Machideva
gptkb:Siddarama
gptkb:Basava
gptkb:Akka_Mahadevi
gptkb:Allama_Prabhu
gptkb:Channabasavanna
gptkb:Jedara_Dasimayya
gptkb:Siddharama
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Basavakalyan
gptkb:Shivamogga
gptkb:Ulavi
gptkb:Kudalasangama
gptkb:Srisailam
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kudalasangama
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 12th century CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lingayats
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Telugu
Kannada
Marathi
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Karnataka
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Akkamahadevi_Women's_University
gptkb:Basava_Samithi
gptkb:Lingayat_Education_Association
gptkbp:opposedBy caste system
Brahminical rituals
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkbp:population ~18 million
gptkbp:practicedIn wearing Ishtalinga
community meals (Dasoha)
equality of all members
rejection of idol worship (except Ishtalinga)
gptkbp:recognizedBy Hindu sect (by Indian government)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lingayatism
gptkbp:requires separate religion status
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Ishtalinga
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Shunyasampadane
gptkb:Vachana_literature
gptkbp:significantPopulationIn gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Kerala
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Telangana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saivism
gptkb:Shaivites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6