{"id":107445,"date":"2021-05-18T18:08:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T12:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=107445"},"modified":"2021-05-18T21:57:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:27:31","slug":"pm-pays-homage-to-lord-basaveshwara-on-occasion-of-basava-jayanthi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pm-pays-homage-to-lord-basaveshwara-on-occasion-of-basava-jayanthi\/","title":{"rendered":"PM pays homage to &#8220;Lord Basaveshwara&#8221; on occasion of Basava Jayanthi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Prime Minister has greeted the people on the occasion of Basava Jayanthi, the Birth anniversary of Lord Basaveshwara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Lord Basaveshwara:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basaveshwara <\/strong>is also known as Basavanna was born in Karnataka in 1131 CE. He was a Philosopher, Kannada Poet, Statesman and a social reformer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He is known as the founder of <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lingayats\/\"><strong>Lingayatism<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>Furthermore, he\u00a0was also a social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya\/Kalachuri dynasty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Contributions of Lord Basaveshwara:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Firstly, Rejected Social Discrimination: <\/strong>He rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals. He advocated every human being was equal, irrespective of caste. According to him, all forms of manual labour was equally important.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondly, Philosophy: <\/strong>His philosophy was based on the<strong> principles of Arivu<\/strong> (true knowledge), <strong>ethos<\/strong> (right conduct), and <strong>Anubhava<\/strong> (divine experience). This brought a social, religious, and economic revolution in the 12th century.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thirdly, New devotional movement: <\/strong>He developed and inspired a new devotional movement named <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Virashaivas, or \u201cardent, heroic worshippers of Shiva\u201d.\u00a0<\/span>This movement shared its roots in the ongoing Tamil Bhakti movement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourthly, Anubhava Mantapa(hall of spiritual experience): <\/strong>It was a public institution founded by Basavana. It welcomed men and women from all socio-economic backgrounds to discuss spiritual and mundane questions of life openly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fifthly, Poetry: <\/strong>Basavanna spread social awareness through poetry(Vachanas). Such as Shat-sthala-vachana (discourses of the six stages of salvation), Kala-jnana-vachana (forecasts of the future) and Mantra-gopya<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sixthly, Socio-Economic Principles:<\/strong> Basaveshwara gave two more very important socio-economic principles. They are-\n<ul>\n<li>Kayaka &#8211; It means Divine work<\/li>\n<li>Dasoha &#8211; It means equal distribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seventhly, Ishtalinga: <\/strong>He is known for introducing the Ishtalinga (a necklace with a pendant that contains a small Shiva Linga).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Literary Works:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Basavaraj Devara Ragale<\/strong> written by the Kannada poet Harihara is the earliest available account of the life of Basaveshwara.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A full account of Basava&#8217;s life <\/strong>and ideas are also narrated in a 13th-century sacred Telugu text, the<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Basava Purana<\/span> by Palkuriki Somanatha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Monuments and recognition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The then President of India<\/strong> inaugurated <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Basaveshwara&#8217;s statue<\/span> in 2003 in the Parliament of India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basaveshwara is the first Kannadiga<\/strong> in whose honour a commemorative coin has been minted in recognition of his social reforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In 2015, the Prime Minister of India<\/strong> inaugurated the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">statue of Basaveshwara<\/span> along the bank of the River Thames at Lambeth in London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1718484#:~:text=Press%20Information%20Bureau,-Government%20of%20India&amp;text=The%20Prime%20Minister%2C%20Shri%20Narendra,I%20bow%20to%20Jagadguru%20Basaveshwara.\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? The Prime Minister has greeted the people on the occasion of Basava Jayanthi, the Birth anniversary of Lord Basaveshwara. About Lord Basaveshwara: Basaveshwara is also known as Basavanna was born in Karnataka in 1131 CE. He was a Philosopher, Kannada Poet, Statesman and a social reformer. 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