Editing Basava (section)

===Hagiography===
The ''[[Basava Purana]]'', a Telugu biographical epic poem, first written by [[Palkuriki Somanatha]] in 13th-century,<ref name="raobpdate">Velchuri Rao and Gene Roghair (2014), Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha, Princeton University Press, {{ISBN|978-0691604879}}, pages 21–23</ref> and an updated 14th century Kannada version, written by [[Bhima Kavi]] in 1369, are sacred texts in Veerashaiva Lingayat.<ref name=britannica/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/BasavaPuranas.htm |title=Basava in Literature |publisher=Lingayatreligion.com |access-date=18 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527092032/http://lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/BasavaPuranas.htm |archive-date=27 May 2013  }}</ref>

Other hagiographic works include the 15th-century ''Mala Basava-raja-charitre'' and the 17th-century ''Vrishabhendra Vijaya'', both in Kannada.<ref name=edrice/>