CUET Preparation Today
| Lingayats are followers of which of the following Bhakti Tradition? |
Vaishnavism Shaivism Virashaivas Both 1 and 3 |
| Virashaivas |
| The twelfth century witnessed the emergence of a new movement in Karnataka, led by a Brahmana named Basavanna (1106-68) who was a minister in the court of a Kalachuri ruler. His followers were known as Virashaivas (heroes of Shiva) or Lingayats (wearers of the linga). |
