KANNADA KANMANI - JAGA JYOTHI BASAVANNA

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Guru Basavanna (also known as Guru Basavanna (Kannada: ಬಸವಣ್ಣ) or Basaveshwara (Kannada: ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ), (1134--1196)) was a philosopher and a social reformer. He fought against the caste system and rituals in Hinduism. He is also called Vishwa Guru and Bhakti-Bhandari. His teachings and preachings go beyond all boundaries and are universal and eternal. He was a great humanitarian. Guru Basavanna advocated a new way of life wherein the divine experience was the center of life giving equal opportunity to all aspirants regardless of the gender, caste, and social status. The cornerstone behind his movement was the firm belief in a universal concept of God. Guru Basavanna has a proponent of monotheistic concept of formless God.[1] [2] A true visionary with ideas ahead of his time, he envisioned a society that flourished enriching one and all. In addition to being a great mystic, Guru Basavanna was the Prime Minister of the Southern Kalachuri Empire in South India and originated a literary revolution by introducing Vachana Sahitya. Guru Basavanna is said to have been a mystic by temperament, an idealist by choice, a statesman by profession, a man of letters by taste, a humanist by sympathy, and a social reformer by conviction. Many great yogis and mystics of the time joined his movement enriching it with the essence of divine experience in the form of Vachanas (Lit. sayings - sacred hymns in Kannada) that define a new way of looking at God and life. Guru Basavanna's path later gave birth to a new religion (or "Sampradaya") called Lingavanta Dharma or Lingayata. Other synonyms for lingayata are: Basava Dharma, Sharana Dharma, Vachana Dharma. He left Bagewadi and spent the next 12 years studying Sangameshwara, at the then-Shaivite stronghold of Kudala Sangama. There, he conversed with scholars and developed his spiritual and religious views in association with his societal understanding. Játavéda Muni, also known as Eeshánya Guru, helped him in getting education. Basavanna invented Ishtalinga and became the founder and first prophet of Lingayathism. Basvanna has no Guru. His knowledge is the guide for him. in one of his vachana he says Arrive Guru. Many Contemporary Vachanakaras have described him as self-made, that is, Swayankrita Sahaja. Ishtalinga is very much different from Sthavaralinga and Charalinga. Ishtalinga is the universal symbol of God. It does not represent any idol of Hindu Gods. Sthavaralinga represents Shiva in Dhyana Mudra. Charalinga is the miniaturized form of Sthavaralinga. Veerashaivas used to wear Chara Linga which is different from Ishtalinga. Chara Linga did not remove untouchability. Basavanna used Ishtalinga to eradicate untouchability, establish equality among all human beings, used as a means to attain spiritual enlightenment and social service. All the actions of Basavanna gave birth to Lingayatism which is very much different form Veerashaivism. His views included believing there is only one true, perfect God; [3] additionally, he created people who perform social services like removal of untouchability, superstition, confusion, temple culture, and priesthood. He believed people who were in search of a false god needed to be shown the right way. He preached equality among humankind and condemned all barriers of caste, creed and sex, fighting against the caste system. He is also known as Krantikari (revolutionary) Guru Basavanna for his revolution in the social system of the 12th century. Guru Basavanna Statue in Bangalore Kudala Sangama in Bagalkot district, where Guru Basavanna's samadhi is located Guru Basavanna started his career as an accountant at Mangalaveda in the court of Kalachuri king Bijjala, a feudatory of the Kalyani Chalukya. When Bijjala acquired the power at Basavakalyana, by overpowering Tailapa IV (the grandson of Vikramaditya VI, the great Chalukya king), Basavanna also went to Kalyana. With his honesty, hard work and visionary mission, Basava rose to the position of Prime Minister in the court of king Bijjala, who ruled from 1162—1167 at Kalyana (presently renamed Basavakalyana). There, he established the Anubhava Mantapa, a spiritual parliament to openly discuss Lingayatism, which attracted many saints from throughout India. He believed in the principle Káyakavé Kailása (Work puts you on the path to heaven, Work is Heaven); one step ahead of Ravindranath Tagore's 'work is worship'. It was at this time that the Vachanas, simple and easy-to-understand poetic writings which contained essential teachings, were written. Below is one of the thousands of Vachanas that were written based on Buddhism - Lord Kudala Sangamadev the way of self respect, this is the way to get respected by the world,TV9 NEWS:KANNADA KANMANI - JAGA JYOTHI BASAVANNA .........!