a. Wole Soyinka
b. Yasunari Kawabata
c. Po Chu-I
d. Rabindranath Tagore
The answer for this item is D. RabindranathTagore (born Rabindranath Thakur) is the first Asian (First Indian) to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He authored the Gitanjali. He is known for his spiritual and mercurial poems. He also introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of modern South Asia.
WoleSoyinka (born AkinwandeOluwole Soyinka), on the other hand, is a Nigerian writer, who is known for his plays and poems. His most notable poem, in the realm of education, is Telephone Conversation, which deals with racial discrimination. His most notable plays are Death and the King’s Horseman, The Lion and the Jewel, A Dance of the Forests, The Strong Breed, Kongi’s Harvest and Madmen and Specialists.
Wole Soyinka is also a Nobel Prize for Literature awardee.
Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese short story writer and novelist whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read.
Po Chu was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made as a government official, including as governor of three different provinces. His real name was BaiJuyi or Bo Juyi.
2. Filial piety is a basic tenet of this school of thought.
a. Taoism
b. Confucianism
c. Hinduism
d. Buddism
Filial piety or xiao is a virtue of respect for one's parents and ancestors. This is one of the four basic tenets of virtue in Confucianism: humaneness, rite, loyalty and piety.
Taoism or Daoism is a philosophical, ethical, and religious tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (Dao). The Tao refers to "way", "path" or "principle", and can also be found in Chinese philosophies and religions other than Taoism. In Taoism, however, Tao denotes something that is both the source and the driving force behind everything that exists. It is ultimately ineffable: "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao."
The four basic tenets of Taoism are Tao and Te (way and living the way; flow of the universe); Wu-wei (non-action or action without intent; water through its yielding nature); Ziran (naturalness; primordial state of things; spontaneity and creativity; lack of selfishness and desire; simplicity) and the Three Treasures/Three Jewels (sanbao) which includes ci (compassion), jian (moderation) and buganweitianxiaxian (humility).
Taoism was founded by Lao Tzu (Laozi).
Hinduism, also known by the name Sanatana-Dharma, is a religion that dominates Indian subcontinents. It is called “The Oldest Religion in the World.” This religion anchors its doctrines on daily morality, based on Dharma, Kharma, Samsara, Maya and other beliefs. Hinduism is basically henotheistic.
Devas are the “shining ones,” “the heavenly entities” or “the gods.” Although they acknowledge the existence of other gods, they have the concept of istadevata or chosen ideal. Devas, from time to time, send avatars to the Earth to restore Dharma. Most prominent avatars are Rama and Krishna (from Vishnu).
Karma is the moral law of cause and effect. It is believed that people retain their actions and thoughts and answer to them in the next life. Samsara is the cycle of death and rebirth. Moksha is the escape from samsara through self-realization and self-knowledge.
Other concepts of Hinduism include Dharma (righteousness, ethics), Artha (wealth), Kama (pleasure of the senses) and yoga (mediation), among others.
3. The Hindu belief that life in an illusion.
a. Dharma
b. Artha
c. Maya
d. Kama
Maya is the Hindu belief that life is an illusion.
4. Which Varna refers to priests and scholars?
a. Brahmins
b. Kshatriyas
c. Vaishyas
d. Shudras
Varna is the term used to refer to the four traditional Hindu society divisions. Brahmins include priests and scholars. Kshatriyas include kings, warriors, governors and soldiers. Vaishyas include agriculturists and merchants. Shudras include laborers and service providers.
The concept of Varna was gotten from the story of Purusha (Cosmic Being).
5. What is a collection of non-speculative hymns representative of the Aryan religious spirit, which is comparable to David’s Psalm?
a. Bhagavad Gita
b. Dhammapada
c. Rig Veda
d. Upanishads
Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Mahabharata. It literally means “The Song of the Bhagavan,” often referred to as simply the Gita. It is a 700-verse scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It is a sacred text of the Hindus. It is a dialogue between Pandava and Lord Krishna.
Dhammapada is a collection of sayings by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a Buddhist scripture.
Rig Veda is a collection of Vedic Hymns, one of the Vedas (Samaveda, Rigveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda). The hymns in the Rig Veda are used as religious prayers for all occasions.
The Upanishads, passed down through oral tradition, are a collection of Vedic Texts that contain religious concepts. The Upanishads are considered by Hindus to contain revealed truths (Sruti) concerning the nature of ultimate reality (brahman) and describing the character and form of human salvation (moksha).
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