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Vaishnavism and Vedanta philosophy

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Worksheet time: 23mins

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Vaiṣṇavism is the belief that Mahā Viṣṇu (or one of His incarnations) is the Supreme Being, the creator of everything, worthy of devotion and the savior of souls from the cycle of birth and death by His Grace.

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Vaiṣṇavism has its roots in the Vedas but is not only based on Vedic texts

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false

More important sources of Vaiṣṇava belief and practice are the Vaiṣṇava Purāṇas, the Itihāsas, and the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas

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false

Vedānta Philosophy is a system of inquiry into the nature of reality

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false

Vedānta Philosophy starts from the premise that scripture is not an acceptable source of knowledge

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true

For Vedantins, scriptures are

self-justifying

wrong

unimportant

fantasy

What's the sanskrit term for "source of knowledge"?

pramāṇa

pūrvapakṣa

prasthānatrayī

prāṇa pratiṣṭha

What's the sanskrit term for "reliable testimony"?

śabda

saviśeṣa

saguṇa

śarīra-śarīrī

Vedānta focuses on the ……….. portion of the Vedas

Upaniṣad

Brāhmaṇas

Saṃhitās

Āraṇyakas

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What does Vedānta mean?

Culmination of the Vedas

Relying on the Vedas

Mastering the Vedas

Knowing the Vedas

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What's the sanskrit term for "Three Sources"?

prasthānatrayī

pramāṇa

pūrvapakṣa

prāṇa pratiṣṭha

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Upaniṣads, Brahmā Sūtras and the Bhagavad Gītā together are called

prasthānatrayī

pramāṇa

pūrvapakṣa

prāṇa pratiṣṭha

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Brahmā Sūtras are a collection of

short aphorisms

long discourses

dialogues

many books

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Śrī Sampradāya is the oldest and largest Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya by number of adherents

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false

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A conclusive doctrine based on rules of logic and a hierarchy of pramāṇas is called ….

siddhānta

śabda

saviśeṣa

saguṇa

śarīra-śarīrī

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The Upaniṣads are a structured philosophy

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true

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The Upaniṣads do not present a singular theory of the relationship between Brahman, Ātma and prakṛti

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false

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The Upaniṣads are metaphysical discussions which use analogy and metaphor to convey ideas which are open to multiple interpretations

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false

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Due to the common texts, all Vedantins, Vaiṣṇava or otherwise, naturally agree on certain metaphysical truths

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false

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Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas were highly critical of Advaita Vedānta because it:

asserts the supremacy of an impersonal, formless ‘God’

denies the reality of the Soul and promotes the Soul to being equivalent with God

relegates bhakti as only preparatory to attaining mokṣa

negates the need for Grace in attaining mokṣa

asserts the need of Grace in attaining mokṣa

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Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas conclusions are that Brahman is a personal God with form and attributes

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false

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The Upaniṣads describe

Brahman

Ātma

prakṛti

pūrvapakṣa

śabda

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The relationship between Brahman, Ātma and prakṛti in the Upaniṣads is

open to interpretation

very clear and defined

impossible to understand

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