Question

What were the problems that the Upanishads aimed to solve? Did they succeed in solving them?

Answer 1

Instructions:

1. The answer should have at least 4-6 points.
2. We will begin with the Upanishads and the content in them.
3. Next, we will move on to the Questions the Upanishadic thinkers tried to answer.
4. Then, we will come to the conclusions arrived at by the Upanishadic thinkers.

Solution:
The Upanishads contain the discussions between the teachers and students on various topics and ideas, in the form of simple dialogues.

Questions: The Upanishadic discussions tried to answer questions and doubts related to life and death. They also tried to find the logic behind performing sacrifices.

Conclusions: Many Upanishadic thinkers believed that atman is a permanent thing unaffected by life and death. Moreover, they felt that the atman and brahman were ultimately one and the same.
Shankaracharya, a well-known Upanishadic thinker later developed the ideas of the Upanishads.