2007-09-25 07:49:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
LINGAYETS - Member of a Hindu sect that worships Shiva as the only deity. It has a wide following in southern India. Its followers take their name ("linga-wearers") from the small lingas that both men and women wear on a cord around the neck. The Lingayats' belief in a single deity and their concept of bhakti (devotion) as an intuitive and loving knowledge of God show the influence of Ramanuja. They reject Brahma and the authority of the Vedas; their opposition to child marriage and the ill-treatment of widows anticipated the social reform movements of the 19th century.-
2007-09-26 21:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingayat
2007-09-25 14:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by Joao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lord shiva
2007-09-26 14:15:38 · answer #3 · answered by Ramdasan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋