GROUP 1

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1. Vaisnavism is the largest sect of Hinduism.

2. Smarta is derived from the word Smiriti (Memory

3. Shaiva Siddanta is the important school of shaivism forth India

4. Shaivism is the sect that regards Shiva as the supreme being.

5. The followers of Ramanuja who worshiped ishwara as the supreme being

6. The path of charya involves serving lord

7. Vaishnavism believed on the principle of qualified monism

8. Shavism is based on philosophy of Advaita

9. The important school of shivaism in the south India is shiva siddhanta

10. The credit of vaishnavism goes to Ramanuja

11. The first known guru of Shaiva Siddanta tradition was Nandinath

12. Tirumular was instrumental in making popular shivaism in south india

13. Liberation is attainted throughout the means of charya

14. In Hinduism, the Trimurthi is interpreted as the three principal divinities.

15. Shakti is commonly associated with Shiva

 16. The marriage ceremony is derived from Vedic prescription

17. Smartas worship Pancha Devta

18. Shiva is responsible for maintaining the life cycle of creation and preservation

through destruction.

19. The path of Kriya involves performing devotional tasks

20. The aim of Hindusim is to make a man a perfect human being on earth and to

make him one with ultimate reality.

DEFINITIONS

Q1. What does Shaivism and Vaishnavism belive in?

Q2. Name the major concepts of Shaiva Sidhanta

Q3. Explain in two or three lines about shiva.

Q4. Define sat-putra marga

Q5. Define Anava

Q6. Explain Bheda-Abheda in few lines

Q7. Define the various forms of Shiva.

Q8. Define liberation according to the Shaiva sidhantha school.

 Q9. Define Shaktism in two or three lines.

Q10. Define Smartism in few lines

Write Short Notes

1. Write short notes on Shaktism?

2. Explain liberation and its four path?

3. Write short note on three impurities as concept with shiva siddanta?

4. Compare Shavism and Vaishnism

5. Explain the practice followed by Smartas