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Question
Fill in the blank:
Ramanuja was influenced by the ________.
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Solution
Ramanuja was influenced by the Alvars.
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Match the following:
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The Buddha |
Namgar |
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Shankaradeva |
worship of Vishnu |
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Nizamuddin Auliya |
questioned social differences |
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Nayanars |
Sufi saint |
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Alvars |
worship of Shiva |
Fill in the blank:
Shankara was an advocate of __________.
Fill in the blank:
____________ was an important centre of the Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra.
Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
Find out whether in your neighbourhood there are any dargahs, gurudwaras, or temples associated with saints of the bhakti tradition in your neighbourhood. Visit any one of these and describe what you see and hear
For any of the saint-poets whose compositions have been included in this chapter, find out more about their works, noting down other poems. Find out whether these are sung, how they are sung, and what the poets wrote about.
There are several saint-poets whose names have been mentioned, but their works have not been included in the chapter. Find out more about the language in which they composed, whether their compositions were sung, and what their compositions were about.
very Short Answer Type Question:
What did the Puranic stories consist of?
very Short Answer Type Question:
What did Ramanuja propound?
Long Answer Type Question:
Write in brief about the ideas of Shankara and Ramanuja.
