Indian Metaphysics | Set 1
1. Indian philosophy takes an introspective approach to reality, concerning
itself with knowledge of the inner life and the……………
2. ………is often accepted as the only method for knowing the ultimate
truth.
3. The muktikopanisad gives the number of the Upanisads as…………
4. The …………..was described in the hymns of Vedas as being One that
realized itself in multiple things.
5. The two concepts that are of paramount importance in the Upanishads are
……………… and …………….
6. …………….is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that
exist
7. The ………… means the inner self, the soul, the immortal spirit in an
individual, and all living beings including animals and trees.
8. According to Upanisad, “He, who is this …………. in man, and who is that
the sun, those are one”.
9. In the Chandogya Upanishad, it is criptically described as …………
10. In the …………... Upanishad, Brahman is described as that from which all
beings are born, by which they live, and into which they are reabsorbed.
11. The real theory of evolution is given in the doctrine of five sheaths (koshas)
the …………… Upanisad.
12. The third state of evolution is………………
13. In the ………… stage the empirical trinity of knower, known and
knowledge has been fused into a transcendental unity.
14. According to Upanishads Brahman is to be understood as being of two
kinds, namely, ……….. and ………….
15. The words Brahman and ………… are two aspects of the same entity, that
is, impersonal and personal God.
16. …………. refers to ultimate reality that has qualities and impersonal God is
the one that is devoid of attributes.
17. The ………..Brahman is the transcendental absolute, the Turiya or the
fourth.
18. Upanishads rejected the ……………… theories of evolution.
19. ……… is the level of experience in which the mind constructs its own
reality.
20. ……….is the level in which both jiva and Iswara are true.
21. …………. is the state of experiencing that "which is absolutely real and
into which both other reality levels can be resolved"
22. The word Jainism is derived from the word ‘Jina’ which means…………..
23. According to Jaina ………….. the universe is an uncreated entity that has
always been in existence and shall always be there.
24. The ……… metaphysics is a realistic and relativistic pluralism.
25. The theory of ……………states that the ultimate truth and reality is
complex and has multiple aspects.
26. According to the Jainas, ……………. and……………are regarded as
separate and independent realities
27. ……………. is defined as that which possesses qualities and modes.
28. Substance and …………… are inseparable because the latter are the
permanent essence of the substance and cannot remain without it.
29. …………includes not only matter, but also space, motion, rest and time.
Spirit, matter, motion, rest and space.
30. ……….is generally the same as the Atman and is identified with life of
which consciousness is said to be the essence.
31. In Jainism, the four categories of Dharma, Akasha and Pudgala are
described as the …………………dravyas.
32. The ………….. souls are divided into two namely, mobile and immobile.
33. The ……….souls are live in the atoms of earth, water, fire and air and in the
vegetable kingdom and have only one sense, of touch.
34. To the Jainas ……………..is regarded as the essence of the soul.
35. The Purest consciousness is found in the emancipated souls where there is
no shred of …………..
36. Every soul can directly and immediately know everything if it is not
obstructed by………...
37. The…………….. time makes continuity or duration possible and is infinite,
one and indivisible.
38. The lokakasa contains all the worlds where life and movement are and at the
summit of Lokäkäsha is ………….
39. Dharma and Adharma are used in the technical sense of the conditions of
……………. and rest.
40. An ………… is supposed to be the smallest part of matter which cannot be
further divided.
41. According to Jainism …………. is regarded as a modification of matter.
42. ……………..is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to
Insight into the true nature of reality.
43. Buddhist practices like …………… are means of changing oneself in order
to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom.
44. After attaining enlightenment, Buddha phrased his belief on the nature of
life in his …………..
45. The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the ……….
of a physical kind, or of a mental nature.
46. According to ………………, Everything in this world is conditional,
relative, and, limited.
47. When one has achieved ……………our worldly cycle of birth and rebirth,
spiritual enlightenment has been reached.
48. The …………Noble Truth charts the method for attaining the end of
suffering, known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path.
49. The Noble Eight-Fold path is contained in the ………………Noble Truth.
50. …………. turns from extremes, and encourages us to seek the simple
approach.
51. The purpose of ………....... is to clear one's path from confusion,
misunderstanding, and deluded thinking.
52. ……………… means persistence and a passion for the journey.
53. ……………..involves recognition of the truth, an awareness of the impact
of idle gossip and of repeating rumors.
54. …………recognizes the need to take the ethical approach in life, to
consider others and the world we live in.
55. …………….. encompasses the five precepts of not to kill, steal, lie, to
avoid sexual misconduct, and not to take drugs or other intoxicants.
56. …………… means cultivating an enthusiasm, a positive attitude in a
balanced way.
57. The doctrine of …………….is contained in the Second Noble Truth.
58. Pratityasamutpada, viewed from the point of view of relativity is…………..
59. Pratityasamutpada, viewed from the point of view of reality is……………..
60. The doctrine the Middle Path or Madhyama pratipat avoids both
………………and nihilism.
61. According to Buddha, “He who sees the Pratityasamutpada sees the
Dharma, and he who sees the Dharma sees the ……………..”.
62. According to Buddha ………………. is the root-cause of all suffering.
63. An analysis of the twelve links shows their ………………… significance.
64. Kapila is regarded as the Father of ..………….. in the history of mankind.
65. Samkhya is ………...... as it considers both matter and spirit are equally
real.
66. According to Samkhya, the efficient cause of the world is ………………..
67. Samkhya holds that…………. evolves for the sake of the Purusha.
68. The evolution of Prakrti is subservient to the ends of the ……….,
experience and liberation.
69. According to Samkhya, …………… is the root-cause of the world of
objects.
70. Since the first principle of the universe, Prakrti is called the……………
71. As the unconscious and unintelligent principle, Prakrti is called
the………….
72. …………….. is composed of three essential characteristics.
73. Sattva is concerned with ……………….
74. ………………… is associated with ego, mind and intelligence.
75. ………………. is concerned with the actions of objects.
76. ……………… is neither produced nor does it produce.
77. Samkhya believes that the ……………..cannot be regarded as the source of
inanimate world.
78. According to Samkhya…………… is not a substance which possesses the
quality of Consciousness.
79. The self is the foundation, the fundamental postulate of all empirical
knowledge. This is………………… proof of Purusa.
80. All objects of the world have the characteristics of producing pleasure,
pain and bewilderment.
81. The dynamism of Prakrti is attributed to its constituent ……………...
82. During the state of dissolution of the world, the gunas change …………….
83. ………………. changes do not affect the state of equilibrium in the
Prakriti.
84. ……………….. changes involve radical interaction among the three
gunas.
85. The evolutionary process is initiated by the……………… guna of Prakrti.
86. Prakriti is first transformed into ……………
87. The sankhya recognizes …………principles of reality including the
Purusa.
88. Literally the word …………… means ‘end of the Vedas’.
89. ……………..relies on three textual sources called the Prasthanatraya.
90. The Prasthanatrayas are Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and
the…………….
91. An illusionary power of Brahman called…………… causes the world to
arise.
92. According to …………. Brahman is asserted to have attributes, including
individual conscious souls and matter.
93. Dvaita School was propounded by …………..
94. Dvata school advocates …………….as the route to liberation.
95. Dvaitādvaita School was propounded by……………..
96. Who defines a body as that which is controlled, supported and utilized for
its purposes by a sou?
97. According to ………………differences have separate existence and
constitute the unique nature of things.