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What was the primary focus of the Upaniṣads?
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?
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?
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?
What is the significance of the guru (teacher) in the context of the text?
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What does the text suggest about the pursuit of something higher than heaven?
What does the text suggest about the pursuit of something higher than heaven?
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