XI. The Vīraśaiva or Lingāyat Sect

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Part I. Vaisnavism
3. I. Introductory 1
4. II. The Rise of a New Theistic System 2
5. III. Analysis of the Narayaniya Section of the Mahabharata 4
6. IV. The Sātvatas and their Religion 8
7. V. Substance of the Bhagavadgitā 14
8. VI. The Sources of the Religion of the Bhagavadgitā 27
9. VII. Identification of Vāsudeva with Nārāyana 30
10. VIII. Identification of Vāsudeva with Visnu 33
11. IX. Identification of Vāsudeva-Krsna with the Cowherd God (Gopāla-Krsna) 35
12. X. The Pāñcaratra or Bhāgavata System 38
13. XI. The Avatāras of Visnu or Nārāyana 41
14. XII. Later Traces of the Bhāgavata School and General Vaisnavism 42
15. XIII. The Cult of Rāma 46
16. XIV. Vāsudevism or Vaisnavism in the South 48
17. XV. Rāmānuja 50
18. XVI. Madhva or Ānandatirtha 57
19. XVII. Nimbārka 62
20. XVIII. Rāmānanda 66
21. XIX. Kabir 67
22. XX. Other Rāmānandins 74
23. XXI. Tulasids 74
24. XXII. Vallabha 76
25. XXIII. Caitanya 82
26. XXIV. Debasement of Vaisnavism 86
27. XXV. Nāmdev and Tukārām 87
28. XXVI. Résumé 100
29. Part II. Śaivism and Minor Religious Systems
30. I. Introductory. Formation of the Conception of Rudra-Śiva 102
31. II. The Development of the Idea of Rudra-Śiva 102
32. III. Śvetāśvatara and Atharvasiras Upanisads 106
33. IV. Rudra-Śiva in the Mahābhārata and Linga Worship 112
34. V. Origin and Diffusion of the Śaiva Sects and the Several Classes of Śiva Worshippers 115
35. VI. Names and Doctrines of the Śaiva Sects 119
36. VII. The Pāśupata System 121
37. VIII. The Śaiva System 124
38. IX. The Kāpāla and Kālāmukha Sects 127
39. X. Kaśmīr Śaivism 129
40. XI. The Vīraśaiva or Lingāyat Sect 131
41. XII. Śaivism in the Dravida Country 140
42. XIII. The Śāktas or Śakti Worshippers 142
43. XIV. The Sect of Gānapatyas 147
44. XV. Skanda or Karttikeya 150
45. XVI. The Sect of Sauras and the Northern Sun-Worship 151
46. XVII. Résumé 155
47. XVIII. Hindu Theism and Pantheism 157
48. List of Abbreviations 162
49. I. Index of Sanskrit Words and Proper Names 163
50. II. General Index 166
51. III. List of Sectarian Works consulted 167
52. Table of Contents 168