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'''Sharana''' ([[Kannada]]:ಶರಣ) meaning "to surrender" denotes egoless surrender and refuge in [[Shiva]], the [[Deity]] of [[Hinduism]]. In practice, the word ''sharana'' refers specifically to a person who is a follower (a bhakta or a seeker) of the Lingayat tradition. <ref name="ReferenceA">M. R. Sakhare, History and Philosophy of the Lingayat Religion, Prasaranga, Karnataka University, Dharwad</ref> Sharanas through centuries were responsible for the spread of [[Lingayatism]] in [[India]]. | '''Sharana''' ([[Kannada]]:ಶರಣ) meaning "to surrender" denotes egoless surrender and refuge in [[Shiva]], the [[Deity]] of [[Hinduism]]. In practice, the word ''sharana'' refers specifically to a person who is a follower (a bhakta or a seeker) of the Lingayat tradition. <ref name="ReferenceA">M. R. Sakhare, History and Philosophy of the Lingayat Religion, Prasaranga, Karnataka University, Dharwad</ref> Sharanas through centuries were responsible for the spread of [[Lingayatism]] in [[India]]. | ||
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Sharana (Kannada:ಶರಣ) meaning "to surrender" denotes egoless surrender and refuge in Shiva, the Deity of Hinduism. In practice, the word sharana refers specifically to a person who is a follower (a bhakta or a seeker) of the Lingayat tradition. [1] Sharanas through centuries were responsible for the spread of Lingayatism in India.
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- ↑ M. R. Sakhare, History and Philosophy of the Lingayat Religion, Prasaranga, Karnataka University, Dharwad