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Our knowledge of the Virashaiva tradition comes from sayings in Kannada called:

AAbhangs
BShabads
CGinans
DVachanas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Vachanas
1. Vachana means saying. 2. Women and men composed them. 3. Abhangs are Marathi, shabads Punjabi. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 6, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts._
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