Nagshetty K Shetkar , Research Scholar, University of Mumbai nagshetty866@gmail

1. E Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Historical, Anthropological, Sociological, Philosophical and Phenomenological perspectives ogical,ociological, Philosophical and Phenomenological perspectives

2. Nagshetty K Shetkar , Research Scholar, University of Mumbainagshetty866@gmail.com This is a critical study of ethics of Lingayat religion, to check up its significance with respect to Historical, Anthropological, Sociological, Philosophical and Phenomenological views.

3. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to History Inception of Lingayat religion plays very important role in historical perspective. Wherein lot of instances of caste based harassments to masses found from history of India. The society was infected by untouchablity, intolerance, wickedness, improper distribution of resources, denial of education, rejection of intelligence, and so on. Even then and now also it seems the society doesn’t came out from the clutches. But strange thing is that all these wickedness don’t have any base. Guru Basaveshwara studied the past and created a Historical solution to the above.

4. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to History dA§Æ¢éÃ¥À £ÀªÀRAqÀ ¥ÀÈyéAiÉƼÀUÉ, PÉýgÀAiÀÄå JgÀqÁ½£À ¨sÁµÉAiÀÄ, PÉƮĪɣÉA§ ¨sÁµÉzÉêÀ£ÀzÀÄ, UɮĪɣÉA§ ¨sÁµÉ ¨sÀPÀÛ£ÀzÀÄ, ¸ÀvÀåªÉA§ PÀÆgÀ®UÀ£ÉvÉUÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ, ¸ÀzÀãPÀÛgÀÄUÉzÀÝgÀÄ, PÁuÁPÀÆqÀ®¸ÀAUÀªÀÄzÉêÀ. ¸ÀªÀ¸À1/678 Hark you, upon this nine-part earth, On jumbo isle, The words of these two, The word ‘I will slay’ is the gods’, The word ‘I will win’ is devotees’! Mark you, KudalaSangama Lord, The real devotees have won, By drawing the sword of Truth! –VofB677 • ¸ÀªÀ¸À= Samagra Vachana Samputa, Collection of Vachana’s. Pub: Govt of Karnataka. Book Volume No 1/ Vachana Serial No in the book • VofB = Vachanas of Basavanna, translation of Vachana. Pub: AnnanaBalagaSirigere. Vachana Serial No in the book

5. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Anthropology Study of rites-rituals, faiths-practices, attitude-moralities and etc of Lingayat religion we can find perfect study of humans, past and present and understand full sweep and complexity of cultures of human history. Lingayat religion is plenty of stuff to analyze human behavior and respective worthy directions through Vachana literature.

6. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Anthropology vÀ£ÀUÉ ªÀÄĤzÀªÀjUÉvÁ ªÀÄĤAiÀįÉÃPÀAiÀÄå? vÀ£ÀUÁzÀ DUÉãÀÄ? CªÀjUÁzÀZÉÃUÉAiÉÄãÀÄ? vÀ£ÀÄ«£À PÉÆÃ¥À vÀ£Àß »jAiÀÄvÀ£ÀzÀPÉÃqÀÄ. ªÀÄ£ÀzÀ PÉÆÃ¥À vÀ£ÀßCj«£À PÉÃqÀÄ. ªÀÄ£ÉAiÉƼÀUÀt QZÀÄÑ ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀÄ ¸ÀÄlÖ®èzÉ, £ÉgÉ ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀÄ ¸ÀÄqÀzÀÄPÀÆqÀ®¸ÀAUÀªÀÄzÉêÁ. ¸ÀªÀ¸À1/248 Why, Sir, be angry with those Who’re angry with you? What does it mean to you, Or what their loss? To show one’s anger means A loss of dignity To feel it, loss of sense! The conflagration in your home Unless it burns your house- Does not burn your neighbor’s house, O KudalaSangama Lord?-VofB 248

7. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Sociology Lingayat religion indeed has its roots at social aspects. It sincerely deals with the study of human social behavior and its origins, development, organizations, and institutions. Lingayat religion has been providing us results of experiments done with respect to social sciences such as analysis of social knowledge, social action and functions. It covers micro level of individual to macro level of systems and the social structure through Vachana literature.

8. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Sociology PÀ¼À¨ÉÃqÀ, PÉÆ®¨ÉÃqÀ, ºÀĹAiÀÄ£ÀÄrAiÀÄ®Ä ¨ÉÃqÀ, ªÀÄĤAiÀĨÉÃqÀ, C£ÀåjUÉC¸ÀºÀå ¥ÀqÀ¨ÉÃqÀ, vÀ£Àß §tÂÚ¸À¨ÉÃqÀ, E¢gÀ ºÀ½AiÀÄ®Ä ¨ÉÃqÀ, EzÉÃCAvÀgÀAUÀ±ÀÄ¢Ý, EzÉà §»gÀAUÀ ±ÀÄ¢Ý, EzÉà £ÀªÀÄäPÀÆqÀ®¸ÀAUÀªÀÄzÉêÀgÀ£ÉÆ°¸ÀĪÀ ¥Àj. ¸ÀªÀ¸À1/235 Thou salt not steal, nor kill; Nor speak a lie, Be angry with no one, Nor scorn another man; Nor glory in thyself, Nor others hold to blame… This is your inward purity; This is your outward purity; This is the way to win our Lord KudalaSangama.- VofB235

9. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Sociology Vachana literature has presented plenty of moral guidelines regarding The traditional focuses such as social stratification, social class, culture, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, social mobility, secularization, Law and deviance. Lingayat religion offers perfect elaboration of “All spheres of human activity are affected by the interplay between social structure and individual agency” Lingayat religion has availed effective focus to latest aspects of sociology, such as health, medical, environmental sociology, political economy and the role of social activity in the development of scientific knowledge for welfare all the living beings.

10. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Philosophy Lingayat religion provide abundant literature in lucid language to understand general and fundamental problems connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language. Lingayat religion is distinguished from other ways of addressing problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and reliance on rational argument. Lingayat religion is competent to refer for the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group.

11. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Philosophy zÀAiÀÄ«®èzÁzsÀªÀÄðªÀzÉêÀÅzÀAiÀiÁå? zÀAiÀĪÉà ¨ÉÃPÀÄ ¸ÀªÀð¥ÁætÂUÀ¯É®ègÀ°è. zÀAiÀĪÉÃzsÀªÀÄðzÀ ªÀÄÆ®ªÀAiÀiÁå, PÀÆqÀ®¸ÀAUÀAiÀÄå£ÀAvÀ®èzÉÆ®è£ÀAiÀiÁå. ¸ÀªÀ¸À1/247 What sort of religion can it be Without compassion? Compassion needs must be Towards all living things; Compassion is the root Of all religious faiths: Lord KudalaSanga does not care For what is not like this. -VofB247

12. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Philosophy The Lingayat religion is well equipped and stable enough to fulfill the all aspects to provide "love of wisdom" (literal meaning of Philosophy). Philosophies of Lingayat religion propose scientific reasoning, virtual mentality, progressive vision, democratic and universal welfare in lucid and common mans words. Holy Vachana literature is treasure of inspiration in all the walks of life.

13. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Phenomenology The Lingayat religion describe the method to make possible “a descriptive account of the essential structures of the directly given.” Vachana literature is competent to emphasize the immediacy of experience, the attempt to isolate it and set it off from all assumptions of existence or causal influence and lay bare its essential structure. It restricts the philosopher's attention to the pure data of consciousness, uncontaminated by metaphysical theories or scientific assumptions. Husserl's concept of the life-world—as the individual's personal world as directly experienced—expressed this same idea of immediacy.

14. Ethics of Lingayat Religion with respect to Phenomenology PÁAiÀÄzÀ PÀ¼ÀªÀ¼ÀPÀÌAf, ‘PÁAiÀÄAiÀiÁå’ J£ÉߣÀÄ, fêÀ£ÉÆÃ¥ÁAiÀÄPÉÌ ‘FAiÀÄAiÀiÁå’ J£ÉߣÀÄ. ‘AiÀÄzï ¨sÁªÀAvÀzï ¨sÀªÀw’ Gj §gÀ°, ¹j §gÀ° ¨ÉÃPÀÄ ¨ÉÃqÉ£ÉߣÀAiÀiÁå. D ¤ªÀÄä ºÁgÉ£ÀÄ. ªÀiÁ£ÀªÀgÀ ¨ÉÃqÉ£ÀÄ.. DuÉ ¤ªÀiÁäuÉ, PÀÆqÀ®¸ÀAUÀªÀÄzÉêÁ. ¸ÀªÀ¸À1/696 Fearing the body’s pains, I do not say ‘Protect me, Lord!’ Fearing for means of life, I do not say ‘Grant me, O Lord’ ‘As the heart is, so is the fruit’ Let woe come, or wealth come, I do not say “I want or do not want’, I do not hope for it Either from man or God- So, I swear by you, Lord KudalaSangama! – VofB695 Philosophies and ethical values of the Lingayat religion are providing practical instances for Husserl’s detailed description of conscious experience, without recourse to explanation, metaphysical assumptions, and traditional philosophical questions.

15. Conclusion Based on the evidence/reference from Vachana Literature, instances of Lingayat religion and reliable data significance of Lingayat religious ethics get comply with the contemporary aspects of History, Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy and Phenomenological views, through Eight coverings (Asthavarana): Guru, Linga, Jangama, Vibhuti, Mantra (chant), Karunodaka and Karunaprasada. Five Practices (Panchachara): Sadachara, Shivachara, Lingachara, Brutyachara and Ganachara. Six Stages (aims) (Shatsthala): Bhakta, Mahesha, Prasadi, Pranalingi, Sharana and Aikya. Kayaka and Dashooha. Anubhavamantapa.

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