Terms and Questions:

Upanishads

Terms:

1. Upanishads

2. Brahman

3. Atman

4. shruti

5. smrti

6. Vedanta

Questions:

1. Who were the central religious figures in the new, speculative traditions? Who were the more traditional religious authorities of the Formative Period? Why?

2. What does the story of Svetaketu illustrate? Explain?

3. Describe at least two ways in which the soul is described in the Upanishads