Vedas & Vedanta
Name all Vedas
Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sam Veda, Atharva Veda
How many sections do Vedas have ? Name each section.
4 - Mantras, Braahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads
Name various religious literature.
Shruti, Smriti, Itihasas, Puranas
What is known to be the original source of Vedanta?
The original source of Vedanta is known to be the oral wisdom enshrined in the Upanishads.
State each Mahavakyas - in Sanskrit.
Answer on page 155 - middle
Explain word ‘Veda’
The word Veda is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Vid’ - ‘to know’. Thus Veda came to mean “Knowledge of the Truth”.
What is Vedanta?
Veda - Knowledge, anta - the end, Vedanta - the end portion of the Vedas; the end of the knowledge, the most profound knowledge
Explain Shruti and Smritis
Answer - In the middle of page 153.
Shruti - that which is heard - The Upanishads are also known as Shruti - the oral tradition of the transmission of knowledge from teacher to taught.
Smritis - Includes codes of social, ethical, moral and domestic laws of conduct.
What does ‘Prasthana Traya’ mean? Which textbooks fall under this category?
Three great textbook - The Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Brahma Sutras - Page 154
Which Veda and Upanishad does each vakya come from?
Answer - Page 155 - middle
What is the cry of all religions and why?
Answer on Page 1 (151) - Paragraph 1
Explain each section of the Vedas.
Answer on last paragraph of page 152
Explain Itihasas and Puranas.
Last 2 paragraphs of page 153.
How many Upanishads have been preserved, list principle ones with proper pronunciations?
Answer on page 154 - Second last paragraph
Explain the meaning of ‘Tat tvam asi’.
Answer on page 156 - paragraph 1
Explain how Vedas came about?
Answer starts on Page 1 (151) - Starting from last paragraph under ‘The Vedas’, goes to the next page (152).
Explain the word ’Upanishad’. What do they teach us?
Page 154 - paragraph 1, 2
Explain the word ’Upanishad’. What do they teach us?
First two paragraphs on page 153.
How many chapters in Geeta, who wrote it, what does it contain?
Answer on page 154 - Last paragraph
Explain the three mahavakyas (other than ‘Tat tvam asi).
Answer - Page 155 & 156