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It is a Mukhya (primary) Upanishad, and is listed as number 4 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads of Hinduism. The Prashna Upanishad contains six Prashna (questions), with each chapter discussing the answers. [2] The chapters end with the phrase, prasnaprativakanam, which literally means, "thus ends the answer to the question". [1]
The Yaksha Prashna (IAST: yakṣa praśna), also known as the Dharma Baka Upakhyana (the Legend of the Virtuous Crane) or the Akshardhama, is the story of a question-and-answer dialogue between Yudhishthira and a yaksha in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
The Hindu Young World Quiz is a quiz competition in India. It is a live quiz contest held for students of classes 3 - 9, consisting of a Junior Quiz (classes 3-6) and a Senior Quiz (classes 7-9). It is part of The Hindu's 'Newspapers in Education' initiative. According to The Hindu Young World, it is the biggest live quiz show for middle and ...
The Katha Upanishad and Bhagavad Gita present narratives where the student criticises the teacher's inferior answers. [337] In the Shiva Purana, Shiva questions Vishnu and Brahma. [337] Doubt plays a repeated role in the Mahabharata. [337] Jayadeva's Gita Govinda presents criticism via Radha. [337]
Riddles in Hinduism is an English language book by the Indian social reformer and political leader B. R. Ambedkar, aimed at enlightening the Hindus, and challenging the sanatan (static) view of Hindu civilization circulated by "European scholars and Brahmanic theology".
They are however the most well known Hindu philosophical traditions. In addition to the six systems, the Hindu philosopher Vidyāraṇya (ca. 1374–1380) also includes several further Hindu philosophical systems in his Sarva-darśana-saṃgraha (A Compendium of all the Philosophical Systems): [8] Paśupata, a school of Shaivism founded by Nakulisa
The Bhagavad Gita is the compilation of Arjuna's questions and moral dilemma and Krishna's answers and insights that elaborate on a variety of philosophical concepts. [66] [68] [69] Vintage Hindu God Krishan Gita Birth Litho Print Original Vasudeo Pandya. c. 1932 CE
Barbara Holdrege questions the fifth Veda status of Itihasas (the Hindu epics) and Puranas. [ 99 ] [ note 8 ] The Puranas, states V.S. Agrawala, intend to "explicate, interpret, adapt" the metaphysical truths in the Vedas. [ 17 ]