Indus Valley Civilization and Hindu Deities Quiz
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What was the primary focus of the Upaniṣads?

  • Emphasizing the importance of external rituals
  • Exploring concepts related to the self and ultimate reality (correct)
  • Promoting the pursuit of wealth and offspring
  • Preserving Vedic sacrificial traditions

    • How did the transition between Vedic sacrificial world and later Hinduism manifest?

  • Maintaining a focus on external rituals and sacrifices
  • Becoming more internalized, leading to practices like yoga and enlightenment (correct)
  • Rejecting the concepts of faith, devotion, and meditation
  • Emphasizing the pursuit of material wealth and success

    • What does the text emphasize as the means to attain the power of brahman?

  • Faith, devotion, prayer, meditation, renunciation (correct)
  • Participation in Vedic sacrificial rituals
  • Pursuit of material success and power
  • Work, offspring, wealth

    • What is the significance of the guru (teacher) in the context of the text?

    <p>Importance of the guru in secret transmission of spiritual knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the pursuit of something higher than heaven?

    <p>It exists and is emphasized in spiritual pursuits</p> Signup and view all the answers

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