: "Indra acquired indirect knowledge of Brahman by studying Its attributes; he then went to his teacher four times with a view to gaining direct knowledge of the self."
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: "Indra acquired indirect knowledge of Brahman by studying Its attributes; he then went to his teacher four times with a view to gaining direct knowledge of the self."which statement emphasizes acquisition of indirect knowledge and the direct knowledge to realize that the individual self is the same as the universal self.
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which statement emphasizes acquisition of indirect knowledge and the direct knowledge to realize that the individual self is the same as the universal self.
== Dharma-jijñāsā==
== Dharma-jijñāsā==
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:सर्वापेक्षा च यज्ञादिश्रुतेरश्ववत्
:सर्वापेक्षा च यज्ञादिश्रुतेरश्ववत्
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: "On the strength of the Upanishadic sanction of sacrifices etc., all religious activities as well are necessary. This is the same as in the case of a horse in matters of its adequacy. "
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: "On the strength of the Upanishadic sanction of sacrifices etc., all religious activities as well are necessary. This is the same as in the case of a horse in matters of its adequacy. "and approves selective use of religious rituals.<ref>{{cite book|title=the Philosophy of Sankar’s Advita Vedanta|author=Shyama Kumar Chattopadhyaya|publisher=Sarup & Sons|page=108|url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=IPasbJW-1PwC&pg=PA109&dq=jijnasa&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LBt4VKeqL9fmuQTT14CYBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=jijnasa&f=false }}</ref>
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and approves selective use of religious rituals.<ref>{{cite book|title=the Philosophy of Sankar’s Advita Vedanta|author=Shyama Kumar Chattopadhyaya|publisher=Sarup & Sons|page=108|url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=IPasbJW-1PwC&pg=PA109&dq=jijnasa&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LBt4VKeqL9fmuQTT14CYBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=jijnasa&f=false }}</ref>