Channabasavanna
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Channabasavanna was Basava
's nephew and one of the foremost Shivasharanas of the 12th century. He, along with Basava, Allama Prabhu
and Akka Mahadevi
, played a pivotal role in the propagation of the Veerashaiva faith. He also wrote the Karana Hasuge
which is one of the most sacred texts of the Veerashaivas.
He composed many Vachanas under the nom de plume Kudala Channasangama.
Basava
Basava was a philosopher and a social reformer. He is also called Vishwa Guru and Bhakti-Bhandari. His teachings and preachings which are universal, go beyond all boundaries of belief systems...
's nephew and one of the foremost Shivasharanas of the 12th century. He, along with Basava, Allama Prabhu
Allama Prabhu
Allama Prabhu is a mystic-saint and Vachana poet of the Kannada language in the 12th century. Prabhu is the patron saint , the undisputed spiritual authority, and an integral part of the Lingayata movement that decisively shaped society in medieval Karnataka and...
and Akka Mahadevi
Akka Mahadevi
Akka Mahadevi was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas in Kannada, a form of didactic poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature. In all she wrote about 430 Vachanas which is relatively fewer than that...
, played a pivotal role in the propagation of the Veerashaiva faith. He also wrote the Karana Hasuge
Karana Hasuge
Karana Hasuge by Channabasavanna is one of the most important works of the Veerashaiva faith. Channabasavanna was a contemporary of Basavanna, the founder of Veerashaiva faith....
which is one of the most sacred texts of the Veerashaivas.
He composed many Vachanas under the nom de plume Kudala Channasangama.