With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements:
- Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
- Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Detailed Explanation:
Answer: Option 3 — Both 1 and 2
✅ Statement 1 – Correct: The Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil Nadu were part of a monotheistic devotional movement that emerged during medieval India. They believed in a formless supreme reality and strongly opposed idol worship, ritualism, and temple-centric practices. Their philosophy emphasized direct spiritual experience over external religious symbols.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: The Lingayat movement, founded by Basavanna in 12th-century Karnataka, was a radical social-religious reform movement. Lingayats rejected the theory of rebirth and the associated karmic cycle that perpetuated caste hierarchy. They advocated social equality, opposed Brahmanical dominance, and rejected caste-based discrimination. They believed in liberation (aikya) immediately upon death rather than through cycles of rebirth.
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