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(History)(Chapter - 8) (Devotional Paths to the Divine), , , , , (Class~7), , Exercises, ’, , Let's recall, , Question 1:, , Match the following:, , The Buddha namghar, , Shankaradeva worship of Vishnu, , Nizamuddin Auliya joned social differences, , Nayanars, , Alvars worship of Shiva, , € Answer 1:, , The Buddha Questioned social differences, , Shankaradeve namghar, , Auliya Sufi saint, , Nayanars Worship of Shiva, , Alvars Worship of Vishnu, , Question 2:, , Fill in the blanks:, (a) Shankara was an advocate of, (b) Ramanuja was influenced by the, , , , , , © ____and ___were advocates of Virashaivism., @ ‘was an important centre ofthe Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra,, € Answer 2:, , (a) Shankara was an advocate of Advaita,, , (b) Ramanuja was influenced by the Alvars., , (©) Basavanna, Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi were advocates of Virashaivism., (q) Pandharpur was an important centre of the Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra., , Question 3:, , Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis., , € Answer 3:, , The briefs and practices of the Nathpanthis, Sidhas and yogis were as under:, , ‘The criticised the ritual and other aspects of conventional regional and the social order., They used simple and logical arguments to present their thoughts., , They advocate renunciation of the world., , According to them Salvation could be attained by meditation on the formless ultimate reality, and realisation of oneness with it., , To achieve Salvation, they advocated intense training of the mind and body through practices, like Yogasanas, breathing exercise and meditation., , vovvvy, , Question 4:, , What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? How did he express these?, € Answer 4:, , The major ideas of Kabir were follows: