INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He taught that Brahman, the only or Ultimate Reality, was formless and without any attributes. He considered the world around us to be an illusion or maya, and preached renunciation of the world and adoption of the path of knowledge to understand the true nature of Brahman and attain salvation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Upanishads are the main source of the Vedanta. The Vedanta calls upon one to understand the reality of the Ultimate Truth, Indivisible Totality – Universal Unity and to have familiarity with that, thus to reach eventually the apex of knowledge through the Vedic path.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Ramanujacharya is the answer.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to him the best means of attaining salvation was through intense. devotion to Vishnu. Vishnu in His grace helps the devotee to attain the bliss of union. with Him.

Detailed explanation-5: -The central theme of Shankara’s writings is the identity of the Self (Ātman) and Brahman, One of Shankara’s main concerns was explaining the liberating knowledge of the Self, and defending the Upanishads as an independent means of knowledge against the ritually-oriented Mīmāṃsā school of Hinduism.