Basava Encyclopædia Britannica (2012), Quote: "Basava, (flourished 12th century, South India), Hindu religious reformer, teacher, theologian, and administrator of the royal treasury of the Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I (reigned 1156–67)."
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Michael, R. Blake (1982). „Work as Worship in Vīraśaiva Tradition”. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 50 (4): 605—619. JSTOR1462945. doi:10.1093/jaarel/L.4.605.