Q62. Consider the following statements related to Schools of Vedanta.
1. The two main sources of schools of Vedanta are Bhagwad Gita and Upanishads only.
2. The Schools of Vedanta seek to answer questions about the relation between Atman and Brahman, and the relation between Brahman and world.
3. Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita are the three main schools of Vedanta.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q62. Consider the following statements related to Schools of Vedanta.
1. The two main sources of schools of Vedanta are Bhagwad Gita and Upanishads only.
2. The Schools of Vedanta seek to answer questions about the relation between Atman and Brahman, and the relation between Brahman and world.
3. Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita are the three main schools of Vedanta.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is C (c) Only 2 and 3
Vedanta implies the philosophy of the Upanishad, the concluding portion of the Vedas. Shankaracharya wrote the commentaries on the Upanishads, Brahmasutras and the Bhagavad Gita. Hence the three main sources of schools of Vedanta are Bhagwad Gita, Brahmasutras and Upanishads. Shankaracharya’s discourse or his philosophical views came to be known as Advaita Vedanta. Advaita literally means non-dualism or belief in one reality.
Shankaracharya expounded that ultimate reality is one, it being the Brahman.
According to Vedanta philosophy, ‘Brahman is true, the world is false and self and Brahman are not different, Shankaracharya believes that the Brahman is existent, unchanging, the highest truth and the ultimate knowledge. He also believes that there is no distinction between Brahman and the self. The knowledge of Brahman is the essence of all things and the ultimate existence. Ramanuja was another well known Vishakha Advaita scholar.
Among different schools of philosophy was found one philosophy which reached the climax of philosophic thought that the human mind can possibly reach, and that is known as the Vedantic philosophy
Five different schools of Vedanta philosophy are now known today.
These five schools are:
1. Dvaita: the dualistic school, main exponent is Madhava.
2. Bheda Abheda or Dvaita Advaita: the founder is Nimbarka.
3. Vishista Advaita: the founder is Ramanuja]
4. Shudh Advaita: the founder is Vallabha.
5. Kevala Advaita: the founder is Sankaracharya. Kevala Advaita is usually referred to simply as Advaita, and it is this school that is meant when people say ‘Advaita’.
Vedanta implies the philosophy of the Upanishad, the concluding portion of the Vedas. Shankaracharya wrote the commentaries on the Upanishads, Brahmasutras and the Bhagavad Gita. Hence the three main sources of schools of Vedanta are Bhagwad Gita, Brahmasutras and Upanishads. Shankaracharya’s discourse or his philosophical views came to be known as Advaita Vedanta. Advaita literally means non-dualism or belief in one reality.
Shankaracharya expounded that ultimate reality is one, it being the Brahman.
According to Vedanta philosophy, ‘Brahman is true, the world is false and self and Brahman are not different, Shankaracharya believes that the Brahman is existent, unchanging, the highest truth and the ultimate knowledge. He also believes that there is no distinction between Brahman and the self. The knowledge of Brahman is the essence of all things and the ultimate existence. Ramanuja was another well known Vishakha Advaita scholar.
Among different schools of philosophy was found one philosophy which reached the climax of philosophic thought that the human mind can possibly reach, and that is known as the Vedantic philosophy
Five different schools of Vedanta philosophy are now known today.
These five schools are:
1. Dvaita: the dualistic school, main exponent is Madhava.
2. Bheda Abheda or Dvaita Advaita: the founder is Nimbarka.
3. Vishista Advaita: the founder is Ramanuja]
4. Shudh Advaita: the founder is Vallabha.
5. Kevala Advaita: the founder is Sankaracharya. Kevala Advaita is usually referred to simply as Advaita, and it is this school that is meant when people say ‘Advaita’.
