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Upanishads
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- 1What does Upanishad mean?Dominant power or underlying reality
- 2What do the upanishads contain?They attempt to teach jnana - experiential not intellectual knowledge. Knowledge is acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching Brahman
- 3How many Upanishads are there?13 major upanishads.
Considered the beginning of philosophy in India - 4What is jnana?One of the yogas, meaning to control, yoke or unite. Can also mean knowledge
- 5What does yoga mean?Discipline, self-control, mastery of senses and emotions
- 6What is yajna?Fire sacrifice
- 7Why is yjana important?Practiced strictly according to vedic procedures. Can be performed outwardly and in the mind.
- 8What does the Katha Upanishad teach? (Dialogue)Between Yama the god of death and his disciple - sent to death, has to wait three days, as an apology is granted three wishes, and so he wishes to know “whether after death the self exists or doesn’t”
- 9quote by Jamison"the esoteric quality of the Upanishads is particularly significant as these texts attempt to teach jnana which means knowledge of an experiential rather than an intellectual kind"
- 10example given by Jamisonreading a book about how to drive a car - you have all the knowledge you need but it does not mean you are ready to go onto the road without hours of practice with a teacher. similarly, jnana can only be taught to a chela
- 11what is the context in which the Upanishads were written?gurus and chelas were part of a tradition of ascetic renunciation in India. It is still common to give up ordinary life today, at old age. They then seek jnana - and congregate in groups which is where they were written
- 12what did scholar Thomas Coburn suggest about Shruti texts?that they are an "ongoing and experimental phenomenon"
- 13what are the three significant teachings of the Upanishads?relationship between Brahman and Atman
achievement of jnana
concept of yajha
(samsara, moksha, brahman and atman) - 14—
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- A level Religious Studies (A2 Hinduism) Flashcards on Upanishads, created by Sophie Greenslade on 07/02/2019.
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