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WorksheetsSamkhya and Advaita Philosophy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What doe the word Vedanta mean?
a)
God
b)
End of the Vedas
c)
Yogic position
d)
Aunt Veda!
2.
What does the word Advaita mean?
a)
Two
b)
Brahman
c)
Non-dual
d)
Illusion
3.
Who was the main thinker in Advaita?
a)
Patankali
b)
Ramanuja
c)
Mahdva
d)
Shankara
4.
How many levels of reality are there according to that thinker?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What did Shankara mean by illusory reality?
a)
God isn't real
b)
The atman isn't real
c)
We all hallucinate
d)
We create subjective realities.
6.
What did Shankara mean by the mundane reality?
a)
Life is boring
b)
Life is consistent and predictable
c)
Life isn't real
d)
Life is like a box of chocolates!
7.
What is the meaning of the term adhyasa?
a)
superimposition
b)
superfluous
c)
superduper
d)
superstructure
8.
According to Shankara what is the only reality?
a)
The atman
b)
Yourself
c)
Brahman
d)
The universe
9.
What is the meaning of avidya?
a)
ignorance
b)
stupidity
c)
unaware
d)
asleep
10.
Which Upanishad explains the forms of Brahman?
a)
Chandogya
b)
Katha
c)
Shvetashvatara
d)
Sweet
11.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the gunas?
a)
sattva
b)
rajas
c)
tamas
d)
maya
12.
According to Samkhya philosophy there are two ultimate substances in the universe - purusha and .....?
a)
parvati
b)
prakriti
c)
paratman
d)
patanjali
13.
How many stages are there within Patanjali's Samkhya yoga?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
14.
Patanjali calls his yoga this
a)
ashtanga
b)
ashrama
c)
agni
d)
aghori
15.
The final stage of ashtanga yoga is called...?
a)
Samsara
b)
Moksha
c)
Dharma
d)
Samadhi
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