6 Devotional Paths to the Divine

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What is the central feature of later Hinduism that gained importance in the early centuries of the Common Era?

Vedic sacrifices

Bhakti Worship of certain deities (correct)

Yoga practices

Brahmanic rituals

According to the text, what is Bhakti generally understood as?

A person’s devotion to pilgrimage sites

A person’s devotion to meditation practices

A person’s devotion to his or her chosen deity (correct)

A person’s devotion to Vedic scriptures

Who were the saints devoted to Shiva during the seventh to ninth centuries?

Alvars

Jainas

Nayanars (correct)

Vedas

What did the Nayanars and Alvars draw upon when preaching ardent love of Shiva or Vishnu?

Ideals of love and heroism found in Sangam literature Signup and view all the answers

What did local myths and legends become a part of, according to the text?

Puranic stories Signup and view all the answers

What is the legacy of various kinds of bhakti and Sufi movements?

Intense devotion or love of God Signup and view all the answers

What was widely accepted during the period when people were brought together through trade and empires?

The notion that all living things pass through cycles of birth and rebirth Signup and view all the answers

What did people turn to, according to the text, if they were uneasy with the idea of social privileges based on birth?

The teachings of the Buddha or the Jainas Signup and view all the answers

What is the subject of many learned texts according to the passage?

The idea of social privileges based on birth Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is possible to overcome through personal effort?

Cycles of birth and rebirth Signup and view all the answers

6 Devotional Paths to the Divine

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What is the central feature of later Hinduism that gained importance in the early centuries of the Common Era?

According to the text, what is Bhakti generally understood as?

Who were the saints devoted to Shiva during the seventh to ninth centuries?

What did the Nayanars and Alvars draw upon when preaching ardent love of Shiva or Vishnu?

What did local myths and legends become a part of, according to the text?

What is the legacy of various kinds of bhakti and Sufi movements?

What was widely accepted during the period when people were brought together through trade and empires?

What did people turn to, according to the text, if they were uneasy with the idea of social privileges based on birth?

What is the subject of many learned texts according to the passage?

According to the text, what is possible to overcome through personal effort?

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