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Important Dates of Guru Basava 1134-1196. |
| 1 | Basava born in the summer of 1134 A.D. the day and time in the traditional (almanac) calender being the Rohini period of the third Akshaya day of Vyshakha month, Anandanama Samvatsara | 30 April 1134. |
| 2 | Basava left home at the tender age of 8 to fight against the gender in-equality (i.e. only male can wear Janivaar not female). | 1142 A.D. |
| 3 | Studied at the Kudala sangam, his cogitativeness’ increased day by day. Absurd practices, inhuman divisions and exploitations had made him more introvert. "Is religion just a restriction or an act of folly ? Is it not possible to remove the consciousness of high status and low status, which is responsible for the social evils ?" These thoughts used to come to his mind often. | 1142 - 1155 A.D. |
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He worshipped Kudala sangamanath, till the age of 21, after that he invented the new way of worshipping GOD in the form of “ISHTALINGA”,
God, whichever way I look, you are there everywhere. The form of the entire expanse, you are. The eye of the universe, you are. The face of the universe, you are. The hands of the universe, you are. The feet of the universe, you are. You are, Koodalasangamadeva. -Guru Basava/85 [1] The width of the world, the width of the sky still greater width is your width. Below the nether world are your holy feet, beyond the universe is your holy crown. Oh, impenetrable, invisible, incomparable linga oh, lord Koodalasangama you appeared so tiny in the hollow of my palm. -Guru Basava/201 [1] |
1155 A.D. |
| 5 | “Ishtalinga” is globular in shape. Sphere is the symbol of eternity, endless, void and complete. God, who is endless and timeless is depicted in the form of sphere. When we see it, there will not be a feeling of male or female. | 1155 A.D. |
| 6 | The feeling of endless and infinity will come to mind and its' colour can be made black in order to practice “Drishtiyoga” by concentrating on it. It's bottom can be made flat allowing it to be stable in the palm. | 1155 A.D. |
| 7 | Basava went to Mangalawadhe, started his career as clerk (Karanika) | 1155 - 1160 A.D. |
| 8 | He entered Kalyana in 1160, started preaching his new invention of Ishtalinga, the new way of worshipping GOD in the form Ishtalinga, Ishtalinga is different from temple Linga or Charalinga (Charalinga is miniature form of Templ linga). He became Finance minister and then Prime Minister in the court of King Bijjala. | 1160 A.D. |
| 9 | Established “Anubhava Mantapa” in 1169, (Hall of Experiences), started providing education, spreaded the human equality. Started Shunya Peetha in 1185, a drummer by birth (maddalegaara) as its first president, and proved what he preached is practised, the Human equality. | 1169 A.D. |
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He convinced the people that Varna and caste were not created by God, these are created by man.
The earth is the same, for the home of untouchables and for the temple. Water is the same, for washing dirt and for ablution. Caste is the same, for one who knows the self. Fruit is the same, for six darshanas of liberation. Stance is the same, for one who knows Koodalasangamadeva. -Guru Basava/263 [1] He preached and practiced these
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1169 - 1184 A.D. |
| 11 | Allamaprabhu from Balligaavi (Shivmogga district) and Siddharameshwara from Solapur came to Kalyana | 1184 A.D. |
| 12 | Established Shoonya Pheeta, Viswavasu Samvatsara Chaitra Shuddha Padya Ugadi, Revati Nakshatra, Monday Allamaprabhu is the first president | 1185 A.D. |
| 13 | In his leadership marriage of Sheelavantha, son of a poor cobbler Haralayya, with a Brahmin girl, Lavanya, daughter of Madhavarsa executed successfully. Raakhasanaama Samvatsara, Phalguna Ekaadashi, Monday. | 12 February 1196 |
| 14 | By this inter-caste marriage orthodoxy people revolted against this, and asked the king to ban Basava and his followers by saying "If Basavanna stays back in Kalyana even after renouncing the position, your majesty, people may raise in revolt. Therefore it is safer for your throne if you banish him immediately." Konde Manchanna and Naranakramitha gave suggestions to Bijjala. Bijjala fell prey to this machinations and sent banish(Gadiparu) order to Basavanna. Basava left Kalyana 13th Feb 1196 travelled to Kudala Sangama. (Dwaadashi) | 13 February 1196 |
| 15 | Once Basava left the Kalyana all the Sharanas who involved in marriage were arrested; Haralayya and Madhuvarasa were arrested on 14th February. Enquiry on 15th February, and condemned to death; bridegroom were blinded and then executed in the “elahootte’ punishment: They were chained to the leg of an elephant and then dragged to death along the streets of the town on the same Day. (Chaturdashi) | 14, 15 February 1196 |
| 16 | The three men named Jagadeva, Mallaya, and Bommayya used the situation and killed the king Bijjala. | 16 February 1196 |
| 17 | Tyrannical mind sets of Communal powers were not at all satisfied by this, they move to destroy the Vachana by killing all the Sharanas. All the Sharanas left Kalyana in different direction to save the Vachana the holy scriptures. One major group travelled towards Ulive (south Karnataka). | 1196 |
| 18 | In Kudala sangama, Guru Basava merged with God on Nalanaama Samvatsara, Sharavana Shuddha Panchami. The Kudala sangama has the Guru Basva’s Samadhi. | 30 July 1196 |
[1] Number indicates at the end of each Vachana is from the book "Vachana", pub: Basava Samiti Bangalore 2012.
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