Question
Class 7Social ScienceTurning Tides 11th and 12th centuries

What was BasaveShvara's main teaching in the Lingayat movement?

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BasaveShvara founded the Lingayat movement at Kalyaṇī in Karnataka. He rejected caste distinctions and ritualism, taught personal devotion, and believed all men and women had equal spiritual potential regardless of background.