HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
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Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
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Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam
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Hinduism and Buddhism only
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Theosophists advocated the revival and strengthening of the ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism. They recognized the doctrines of the transmigration of the soul. It was a movement led by westerners who glorified Indian religious and philosophical traditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main aim of the Theosophical Society was to do a comparative study of various religions, philosophies, and sciences. It also aimed to discover the indomitable spirit hidden in the human and stressed on Universal Brotherhood and reforming Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hinduism is regarded by modern Theosophy as one of the main sources of “esoteric wisdom” of the East. The Theosophical Society was created in a hope that Asian philosophical-religious ideas “could be integrated into a grand religious synthesis.” Prof.
Detailed explanation-4: -It aimed to work for universal brotherhood of humanity without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour. The society also sought to investigate the unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent in man. The Theosophical Movement came to be allied with the Hindu renaissance.