CLASS- VII HISTORY
CHAPTER-8
DEVOTIONAL PATHS TO THE DIVINE
1. Match the following (TO BE DONE IN THE TEXTBOOK)
The Buddha ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )โ ))namghar
Shankaradeva ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )โ ))worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya ) ) ) )โ ) questioned social differences )
Nayanars ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )โ )Sufi saint
Alvars ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) โ )worship of Shiva
Answer:)๎The Buddha ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ โ questioned social differences
Shankaradeva ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎โ namghar
Nizamuddin Auliya ๎ ๎ ๎โ Sufi saint
Nayanars ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎โ worship of Shiva
Alvars ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ ๎ โ๎ ๎worship of Vishnu
2. Fill in the blanks:
(a) Shankara was an advocate ofโฆโฆโฆโฆ..
(b) Ramanuja was influenced by the โฆโฆโฆโฆ.
(c)) โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ., โฆโฆโฆ.. )and โฆโฆโฆ. were advocates of Virashaivism.
(d) โฆ.. was an important centre of the Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra.
Answer:
(a) Advaita
(b) Alvars
(c) Basavanna, Allama Prabhu, Akkamahadevi
(d) Pandharpur
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas, and Yogis.
Answer: Beliefs and Practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas, and Yogis
1. Criticism of ritual and other aspects of conventional religion.
2. Renunciation of the world.
3. Path of salvation in meditation on the formless.
4. Ultimate reality and realisation of oneness.
5. Intense training of mind and body through practices like yogasanas, breathing
exercises, and meditation.
2. What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these?
Answer: Major ideas expressed by Kabir and his way of expressing them:
