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The Influence of Vedanta on Western Philosophy

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Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Brahman?

  1. Plato

  2. Aristotle

  3. Schopenhauer

  4. Kant


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Schopenhauer was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Brahman, which he saw as a universal, unchanging, and infinite reality.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Atman?

  1. Emerson

  2. Thoreau

  3. Nietzsche

  4. Hegel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Emerson was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Atman, which he saw as the individual soul that is part of the universal Brahman.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Maya?

  1. Bergson

  2. James

  3. Russell

  4. Whitehead


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bergson was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Maya, which he saw as the veil of illusion that separates us from the true reality.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Karma?

  1. Marx

  2. Engels

  3. Hegel

  4. Feuerbach


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marx was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Karma, which he saw as the law of cause and effect that governs the world.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Moksha?

  1. Nietzsche

  2. Heidegger

  3. Jaspers

  4. Sartre


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nietzsche was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Moksha, which he saw as the state of liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Advaita?

  1. Plotinus

  2. Proclus

  3. Dionysius the Areopagite

  4. Eckhart


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Plotinus was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Advaita, which he saw as the doctrine of the unity of all things.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Vishishtadvaita?

  1. Aquinas

  2. Scotus

  3. Ockham

  4. Suarez


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aquinas was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Vishishtadvaita, which he saw as the doctrine of the unity of all things in God.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Dvaita?

  1. Descartes

  2. Locke

  3. Berkeley

  4. Hume


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Descartes was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Dvaita, which he saw as the doctrine of the duality of mind and body.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Bhakti?

  1. Schleiermacher

  2. Kierkegaard

  3. Feuerbach

  4. Marx


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Schleiermacher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Bhakti, which he saw as the devotion to God.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Jnana?

  1. Hegel

  2. Fichte

  3. Schelling

  4. Schopenhauer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hegel was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Jnana, which he saw as the knowledge of the Absolute.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Karma Yoga?

  1. Emerson

  2. Thoreau

  3. James

  4. Dewey


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Emerson was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Karma Yoga, which he saw as the path of action without attachment to the fruits of action.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Bhakti Yoga?

  1. Schleiermacher

  2. Kierkegaard

  3. Feuerbach

  4. Marx


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Schleiermacher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Bhakti Yoga, which he saw as the path of devotion to God.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Jnana Yoga?

  1. Hegel

  2. Fichte

  3. Schelling

  4. Schopenhauer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hegel was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Jnana Yoga, which he saw as the path of knowledge of the Absolute.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Raja Yoga?

  1. Bergson

  2. James

  3. Russell

  4. Whitehead


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bergson was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Raja Yoga, which he saw as the path of mental concentration and meditation.

Which Western philosopher was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Hatha Yoga?

  1. Nietzsche

  2. Heidegger

  3. Jaspers

  4. Sartre


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nietzsche was influenced by the Vedanta concept of Hatha Yoga, which he saw as the path of physical discipline and control.

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