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Expert Challenge: Hinduism's Hidden Doctrines

Probe the depths of Hindu thought with demanding questions on esoteric texts, sects, and concepts that separate enthusiasts from scholars.

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Quiz Questions

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1
Which Upanishad analyzes the syllable Om as symbolizing the three states of consciousness—waking (A), dreaming (U), and deep sleep (M)—plus the fourth transcendent state?
Question 1
2
In Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, the relation of jivas and prakriti to Brahman is characterized as:
Question 2
3
Abhinavagupta's magnum opus, synthesizing Kashmir Shaiva teachings, is titled:
Question 3
4
The encyclopedic Sanskrit work Brihat Samhita on architecture, omens, and astronomy was composed by:
Question 4
5
Samkhya philosophy classically enumerates how many tattvas, starting from Prakriti and Purusha down to the gross elements?
Question 5

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