Solutions Chapter 8. Devotional Paths To The Divine - NCERT Exercise | Class 7 History - Toppers Study

Solutions Chapter 8. Devotional Paths To The Divine - NCERT Exercise | Class 7 History - Toppers Study

1. Match the following:
The Buddha        namghar
Shankaradeva      worship of Vishnu
Nizamuddin Auliya  questioned socialdifferences
Nayanars           Sufi saint
Alvars              worship of Shiva

Answer:

2. Fill in the blanks:
(a) Shankara was an advocate of ————-.
(b) Ramanuja was influenced by the —————.
(c) ————, ———— and ———— wereadvocates of Virashaivism.
(d) ———————— was an important centre ofthe Bhakti tradition in Maharashtra.

Answer:

(a) Advita (b) Vishtadvaita (c) Basavanna, Allam, Prabhu, Akkamahadevi, (d) Pandharpur.
3. Describe the beliefs and practices of the Nathpanthis,Siddhas and Yogis.

Answer:

(i) They Criticised the ritual and other aspects of convential religion and the social order.                                                                            (ii) They used simple and logical arguments to present their thoughts.            (iii) They advocated renunciation of the world.   
4. What were the major ideas expressed by Kabir? Howdid he express these?

Answer:

(i) Ha balived in a formless Supreme God and Preached that the only path to Salvation was through bhakti or devotion.                                          (ii) He also ridiculed the pre-eminence of the priestly classes and the caste system.                                                                          (iii) To express his ideas, he used a form of spoken.         
5. What were the major beliefs and practices of the Sufis?

Answer:

(i) Sufi saints composed poems and prose litreature including anecdotes and fables.                                                                            (ii) They belived that the heart can be trained to look at the world in a diffrent way.                                                                              (iii) The sufi saints held their assembiles in their khanqas or hospices.          

6. Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalentreligious beliefs and practices?

Answer:

(i) The social order had many unequal social castes. The lower castes was opperesed by the upper casts.                                                    (ii) They belived in the power of personal devotion.  
7. What were the major teachings of Baba Guru Nanak?

Answer:

(i) He emphased the importance of the worship of one God.                        (ii) He insisted that caste, creed or gender was irrelevant for attaining liberation.  (iii) He directed to the importance of right belief and worship, honest living and helping others.