 Later poets, such as Basavanna (1160), the founder of Lingayatism, prime minister of Southern Kalachuri King Bijjala II, considered Chennaiah to be his inspiration.Basavaadi Sharana's Vachanas are their experiences in the process of God realization.About 800 sharanas practiced the technique and wrote their experiences in terms of "Guru" (Unmanifest Chaitanya), "Linga" (Manifest Chaitanya), "Jangama" (Pure consciousness of Lingatattva in one's prana), "Padodaka" (intimacy with the knower/source of Lingatattva), and "Prasada" (becoming lingatattva).