This Lingayat concept is similar to "shunya Brahma" concept found in certain texts of Vaishnavism, particularly in Odiya, such as the poetic "Panchasakhas". It explains the "Nirguna Brahman" idea of Vedanta, that is the eternal unchanging metaphysical reality as "personified void". Alternate names for this concept of Hinduism, include "shunya purusha" and "Jagannatha" in certain texts. However, both in Lingayatism and various flavors of Vaishnavism such as "Mahima Dharma", the idea of "Shunya" is closer to the Hindu concept of metaphysical "Brahman", rather than to the "Śūnyatā" concept of Buddhism. However, there is some overlap, such as in the works of Bhima Bhoi.