The Lingayat movement led by Basava, Allama, Mahadevi and many others in Karnataka in the twelfth century stands as one of the important movements that challenged, protested and, to a major extent, succeeded in unseating the social supremacy of the upper strata of the society. However, this tradition of egalitarian ideals is waning away from the followers of the Lingayat movement. It is observed that the superficial practices among the many followers of this movement do not have philosophical sanctity. These practices make the followers of the Lingayat movement almost a prototype of Hindu orthodoxy and question their claims of being different. Contradictions and confusion, in the understanding of the community’s ideals by the followers, may put the community in a sort of cultural crisis. The state of practice of ideals among the followers could be understood in terms of their assertions of caste and sub-caste identity; the demand for a separate religious identity on the basis of unique cultural beliefs; and confusing and contradictory political orientations.

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追求平等的社会精神秩序：Lingayats及其实践

由巴萨瓦（Bava），阿拉玛（Allama），马哈德维（Mahadevi）和许多其他人在十二世纪在卡纳塔克邦（Karnataka）领导的Lingayat运动是挑战，抗议并在很大程度上成功地占领了上层社会的社会优势的重要运动之一。 。但是，这种平等主义理想的传统正在逐渐远离Lingayat运动的追随者。可以看出，在这一运动的众多追随者中，肤浅的实践没有哲学上的神圣性。这些做法使Lingayat运动的追随者几乎成为印度教正统的原型，并质疑他们的与众不同的主张。追随者对社区理想的理解产生矛盾和混乱，可能会使社区陷入某种文化危机。追随者中理想的实践状态可以通过他们对种姓和次种姓身份的主张来理解。对基于独特文化信仰的独立宗教身份的需求；以及令人困惑和自相矛盾的政治取向。