Panchacharyas

Panchacharyas

According to popular view, and one backed by historical and literary evidence, the Lingayat or Veerashaiva sect was founded by the "Panchacharyas" or the "Five great Prophets". This view however, is in the realm of mythology and is supported by historical and literary evidence those are available at Allahabad High Court and Jangamwadimath of Kashi.

It is believed that the "Panchacharyas" arose out of five great "Sthavaralingas" located in Balehonnur in Karnataka, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, Kedar in Uttaranchal, Shrishaila in Andhra Pradesh, and Kashi or Benares in Uttar Pradesh under different names in different "Yugas".

The five "Panchacharyas" are

*Revanaradhya or Revanasiddha
*Marularadhya or Marulasiddha
*Ekoramaradhya or Ekorama
*Panditaradhya
*Vishvaradhya


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