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What are the four elements involved in perception according to the text?
What are the four elements involved in perception according to the text?
- Self, mind, sense organs, objects (correct)
- Body, mind, sense organs, objects
- Self, mind, intellect, ego
- Mind, intellect, sense organs, objects
Which school of Vedanta emphasizes avykta or indiscriminate perception?
Which school of Vedanta emphasizes avykta or indiscriminate perception?
- Advaita (correct)
- Vishishtadvaita
- Dvaita
- Suddhadvaita
Who proposed the concept of Advaita school of thought during the 8th century CE?
Who proposed the concept of Advaita school of thought during the 8th century CE?
- Vallabhacharya
- Shankaracharya (correct)
- Ramanuja
- Madhva
What is the distinguishing feature of Svikalpak or discriminate perception?
What is the distinguishing feature of Svikalpak or discriminate perception?
What is Pratyaksha according to the text?
What is Pratyaksha according to the text?
Which type of perception is important to the followers of the Advaita school of Vedanta?
Which type of perception is important to the followers of the Advaita school of Vedanta?
According to Adi Shankaracharya, what is identical to Brahman?
According to Adi Shankaracharya, what is identical to Brahman?
What enables a person to have correct cognitions of the world according to the text?
What enables a person to have correct cognitions of the world according to the text?
"It provides direct knowledge of the object." This statement best describes which type of perception?
"It provides direct knowledge of the object." This statement best describes which type of perception?
What type of knowledge arises by the contact of sense organs with an object according to the text?
What type of knowledge arises by the contact of sense organs with an object according to the text?
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