01563nam a22002297a 4500 20220719095704.0 220719b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Aloy eng 23 294.5513 SAKH M R Sakhare 51033 History and philosophy of lingayat religion Dharwad: Karnataka University 1978 xix,414p. HB 25x16cm. Religion The book on which this commentary is written is titled ‘History and Philosophy of Lingayat Religion’ by M. R. Sakhare, M. A., T. D. (Cantab), published by the Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, in the year 1978. Under ‘Argument’ Professor Sakhare states “Though I am positively of the opinion that Vachana Shastra is the basic literature of the religion as its scriptures, I have based all my thesis with profuse quotations on Sanskrit books for the simple reason that my thesis centers round a Sanskrit work”. Lingayatas/Veerashaivas are the followers of the philosophy and practices put forward in the vachanas by Basavanna and his contemporary Philosophers of the 12th century CE. Therefore, most of what Professor Sakhare says in his book is not taken from the main scripture of the Lingayatas/Veerashaivas. The commentary, therefore, is a critical review of what Professor Sakhare narrates in his book. Veerashaiva and Lingayata 51034 Shaivism 51035 Lingayat Religious Literature 51036 SAKHARE (M R) 51037 ddc GF 223958 223958 0 0 ddc 0 0 OTH AL AL 2013-03-24 0 294.5513 SAKH GF01139 2022-07-19 00:00:00 2022-07-19 GF