ಕನ್ನಡ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ | |
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 Purandara Dasa (Father of Carnatic music ) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Kannada | |
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| Hinduism | |
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Kannada Brahmins or Carnatic Brahmins are Kannada-speaking Brahmins, primarily living in Karnataka, and also present in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.[1][2] They belong to one of three traditions: Smartism, Sadh Vaishnavism (Madhva Sampradaya), and Sri Vaishnavism, and are followers of Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya, and Ramanuja respectively.[3][4]
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 540.
- ^ N. Subrahmanian (1989). The Brahmin in the Tamil Country. Ennes Publications. p. 58.
The Kannada speaking Brahmins ( Madhva Brahmins as they are known in Tamilnad ) are found in the bilingual border areas between the Mysore territory and Tamilnad;
- ^ P. P. Nārāyanan Nambūdiri (1992). Aryans in South India. Inter-India Publications. p. 76. ISBN 9788121002660.
The Canarese or the Karnataka Brahmins The Canarese speaking or Karnataka brahmins are divided into two major sub-divisions, the Smarta and Madhwa with several sub- divisions under each.
- ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1988. p. 157.
All the Brahmins belong to one of the three sects, i.e., the Smarthas, the Madhwa and the Srivaishnava, followers of Shankaracharya, Madhwacharya and Ramanujacharya.