Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Bhandarkar equates the Virashaiva with the Lingayat sect and traces its origin to a split in the Aradhya school of the Saivas. Reason (R): Acceptance of Brahamanical rituals and caste ascendency constitutes the core of the Lingayat movement. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct?

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Question

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Bhandarkar equates the Virashaiva with the Lingayat sect and traces its origin to a split in the Aradhya school of the Saivas. Reason (R): Acceptance of Brahamanical rituals and caste ascendency constitutes the core of the Lingayat movement. In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer

(A) is false, but (R) is true.

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