{"id":88585,"date":"2025-06-01T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88585"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:20","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-related-to-the-virashaiva-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-related-to-the-virashaiva-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century.<\/li>\n<li>The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statement\/s given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The Virashaiva (Lingayat) movement in Karnataka in the 12th century was indeed led by Basavanna, who was a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler Bijjala II. Statement 2 is incorrect. The Virashaivas were reformers who challenged many orthodox Brahminical practices and the authority of the Dharmashastras. They strongly advocated against caste distinctions, rejected Brahminical rituals, and promoted practices like delayed marriages (post-puberty) and widow remarriage, which were generally *not* approved by the orthodox Dharmashastras for upper castes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Virashaiva tradition was a reformist movement that emerged in Karnataka during the 12th century, advocating for social equality and challenging traditional Hindu hierarchies and rituals under the leadership of figures like Basavanna.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nVirashaivas worshipped Shiva in the form of a \u0932\u093f\u0902\u0917 (linga), which they wear on their body. They buried their dead instead of cremating them, another departure from orthodox Hindu practice. The movement&#8217;s teachings were recorded in vachanas, a form of rhythmic prose.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition in Karnataka : The Virashaiva movement was led by a Brahmana named Basavanna, a minister in the court of the Kalachuri ruler in the twelfth century. The Virashaivas encouraged practices, approved by the Dharmashastras, like post-puberty marriages and remarriage of widows. Which of the statement\/s given &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-related-to-the-virashaiva-tradition\/#more-88585\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1119,1176,1122],"class_list":["post-88585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1119","tag-bhakti-and-sufi-movement","tag-medieval-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements related to the Virashaiva tradition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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