Consider the following about Basavanna a 12th century philosopher 1 He spread social awareness throu...........

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Consider the following about Basavanna, a 12th-century philosopher.

1. He spread social awareness through his poetry known as Vachanaas.

2. He opposed worship of gods and goddesses and called upon people to introspect on their condition of life.

3. He opened public institutions like AnubhavaMantapa which allowed people to have discussions on spiritual matters.

4. We can find his statue installed in the Parliament of India.

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2 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

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Statement 1 and 2: Basavanna rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals such as the wearing of sacred thread, but introduced Ishtalinga necklace, with an image of the Shiva Li?ga, to every person regardless of his or her birth, to be a constant reminder of one's bhakti (devotion) to Shiva.
Statement 2: He served as the chief minister of his kingdom. During his tenure as Chief Minister, he introduced many new public institutions like AnubhavaMantapa (“hall of spiritual experience”) that would facilitate men and women from all socio-economic backgrounds to have a healthy and open discuss on various spiritual and mundane questions of life.
Statement 4: In 2003, former President of India Abdul Kalam inaugurated Basaveshwar’s statue in the Parliament of India.
In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the statue of Basaveshwara along the bank of the river Thames in London. He has also recently (2017) unveiled translated volumes of Vachana in 23 Indian languages on the occasion of Basava Jayanti