9.Its traditional founder, Basava, taught doctrines and practices of surprising unorthodoxy: he opposed all forms of image worship and accepted only the lingam of Siva as a sacred symbol.

• 它的传统创立者，巴沙波，令人惊讶地教导和实践非正统的学说：他反对所有形式的肖像崇拜，只接受湿婆的林伽形相作为神圣的标记。