Practicing Success
Which of the following is true about Lingayats? |
They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga Men usually wear a small linga in a silver case on a loop strung over the left shoulder. Believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world. All of the above |
All of the above |
Lingayats continue to be an important community in the region to date. They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga, and men usually wear a small linga in a silver case on a loop strung over the left shoulder. Those who are revered include the jangama or wandering monks. Lingayats believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world. Therefore they do not practise funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras. Instead, they ceremonially bury their dead. |