Ramanuja — Questions and answers

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What kind of God did Ramanuja propose?

Choices

  1. A God with no attributes.
  2. A God with infinite, beautiful attributes. ✓
  3. A God that was entirely impersonal.
  4. A God that was not relational.

Answer: A God with infinite, beautiful attributes.

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According to Shankara's Advaita Vedanta, what did Brahman emphasize?

Choices

  1. Brahman was a personal, loving God.
  2. Brahman was utterly featureless. ✓
  3. Brahman created a real world.
  4. Brahman had a meaningful purpose for human existence.

Answer: Brahman was utterly featureless.

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What is Saguna Brahman, as introduced by Ramanuja?

Choices

  1. An abstract 'It.'
  2. A personal God, specifically Vishnu, possessing infinite auspicious qualities. ✓
  3. An impersonal, attribute-less God.
  4. A concept from earlier schools.

Answer: A personal God, specifically Vishnu, possessing infinite auspicious qualities.

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What did Ramanuja's philosophy profoundly influence?

Choices

  1. Only abstract knowledge.
  2. Later Bhakti movements and Vaishnava traditions. ✓
  3. Scientific discoveries.
  4. How people built houses.

Answer: Later Bhakti movements and Vaishnava traditions.

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What is one reason for the enduring appeal of Ramanuja's system?

Choices

  1. It rejects human experience.
  2. It only focuses on abstract contemplation.
  3. It reconciles intellectual rigor with spiritual fulfillment. ✓
  4. It makes the divine impersonal.

Answer: It reconciles intellectual rigor with spiritual fulfillment.

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