History & Civics
The philosophical thinkers of the Vedic period felt that the universe comprised something permanent that even death could not end. The individual soul, atman, and the universal soul, brahman, together formed this 'permanence'.
- In your own words, outline what the philosophical thinkers of the Vedic period felt.
- Which two elements formed a 'permanence' in the universe according to the philosophical thinkers of the Vedic period?
Answer
The philosophical thinkers of the Vedic period believed that there is something eternal in the universe that never dies. They thought that every person has an individual soul, called the atman, and this soul is part of a greater universal soul, called brahman. According to them, life and death are only part of a cycle, but the atman lives on and is connected to the brahman, which is everlasting and unchanging.
The individual soul, atman, and the universal soul, brahman, together formed this 'permanence'.
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