Sri Basaveshwara propounded the Shakthi vishishtadvaita philosophy. He aimed at building a classless society. He preached that ‘work is worship’ (Kayakave Kailasa). He condemned idol worship and rituals like yaga and Yajna’s. He stated that one’s body is itself a temple. He worked for the uplift of women. He preached his ideas through ‘Vachanas’, a distinct literary form which could be read as prose or sung like a poem.
