Table of Contents
- 1 How many types of vachanas are there?
- 2 What is the meaning of vachanas?
- 3 Who wrote vachanas?
- 4 Who are the parents of basavanna?
- 5 When and where did basavanna born?
- 6 Who is Lord Basaveshwara?
- 7 Where did basavanna born?
- 8 Who hailed basavanna Martin Luther of Karnataka?
- 9 What is Vachana in Kannada literature?
- 10 Who is the famous Vachana writer in Karnataka?
- 11 What is the significance of the Vachanakaras?
How many types of vachanas are there?
‘Vachanas’ now available in 10 different languages.
What is the meaning of vachanas?
Madara Chennaiah, an 11th-century cobbler-saint who lived during the reign of the Western Chalukyas and who is regarded by some scholars as the “father of Vachana poetry.” The word “vachanas” literally means “(that which is) said”. These are readily intelligible prose texts.
What are the vachanas of basaveshwara?
The vachanas of Basaveshwara included references to earliest vachanakaras. The main three earliest vachanakaras: Madara Channaiah, Dohara Kakkaiah and Jedara Dasimaiah.
Who wrote vachanas?
Jnanpith awardee Chandrashekar Kambhar says it was Devara Dasimayya, the weaver, who wrote vachanas under the pen name of Ramanatha.
Who are the parents of basavanna?
Maadarasa
Madalambike
Basava/Parents
Basava was born in 1131 CE in the town of Basavana Bagewadi in the northern part of Karnataka, to Maadarasa and Madalambike, a Kannada Orthodox Brahmin family devoted to Hindu deity Vishnu.
Was Akkamahadevi married?
The medieval scholar and poet Harihara suggests in his biography of her that the marriage was purely nominal, while other accounts from Camasara suggest that the conditions were not accepted and the marriage did not occur.
When and where did basavanna born?
Basavana Bagewadi, India
Basava/Place of birth
Who is Lord Basaveshwara?
Basaveshwara, colloquially known as Basavanna, was a 12th-century CE Indian statesman, philosopher, poet, social reformer and Lingayat saint in the Shiva-focussed bhakti movement, and a Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya/Kalachuri dynasty.
Where was Basaveshwara born?
Where did basavanna born?
Who hailed basavanna Martin Luther of Karnataka?
Answer: Luter Abraham is called as martin luter of karnataka. His philosophy was his writings were responsible for fractionalizing the Catholic Church and sparking the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Chenna Mallikarjuna?
She is seen as an inspirational woman in Kannada literature and in the history of Karnataka. She considered the god Shiva (‘Chenna Mallikarjuna’) as her husband, (traditionally understood as the ‘madhura bhava’ or ‘madhurya’ form of devotion).
What is Vachana in Kannada literature?
Before vachana emerged as a literary genre in Kannada, there were lots of champu kavyas written. Champu is a mixture of prose and poetry. The prose portions of the champu were called vachana. Some people have compared vachanas to Upanishads, the sayings. Vachana means sayings or utterances.
Who is the famous Vachana writer in Karnataka?
Vachanas The tradition of medieval Karnataka probably started with vachana literature. The vachana writers had the extraordinary gift of transforming peoples’ word itself into an oracle. Famous among them are Basavanna, Jedara Dasimayya, Akka Mahadevi, Molige Marayya and Siddarama.
What is the difference between Kannappa Nayanar’s vachana and kannappana?
Kannappa Nayanar, in Tamil tradition, a Saivite devotee, defied agamic norms. He offered Shiva, raw meat of the animal he had just hunted. So, that’s a different thing. But in vachanas, specifically, there is an emphasis on the unity of word and deed.
What is the significance of the Vachanakaras?
The vachanakaras were followed by poets, some of whom were devotees of siva, and sought to propagate the greatness of the Lord. These poets were more conscious about the form and mechanics of their composition. This formed the foundation for the Champu tradition of poems.