Karnataka State Board Social Science Social Science Part 2 Class 6 Chapter 4 Religious and Social Reform Movements Exercise Question and Answer.
1) Discuss in groups and answer.
A) What were the reforms made by Shankaracharya?
Ans:-The reforms made by Shankaracharya were remarkable. Four monasteries were established by him. These were:-
Badari (Uttarakhand).
Dwaraka (Gujarat).
Puri (Odisha).
Sringeri (Karnataka).
These were four dharmic centers and these were made for united India. Ananda Lahari and Soundarya Lahari were written by him. His famous hymn was ‘Bajagovindam’.
B) What were the social reforms made by Ramanuja charya?
Ans:-Reforms made by Ramanuja charya were:-
In Melukote, he enabled the entrance in temple forthe lower class people.
Casteism was condemned by him.
C) What are the teachings of Basaveshwara?
Ans:- The teachings of Basaveshwara are:-
Idol worshipping, caste system and yajna-yagas are condemned by him.
According to him, there is one temple and that is out body.
One of his famous teachings is “Work is worship”.
He told about the greatness of women and he encouraged women to improve self confidence.
D) State the importance of Vachana litrature. Name some vachanakaras.
Ans:-Vachana was a beautiful literacy form composed by Allamaprabhu, Akka Mahadevi, Jedara Dasimayya and many other people. It can be read like a prose and one can sing it like a peom. The vachana’s thoughts are relevant in modern world.
E) What are the contributions of Madhvacharya?
Ans:-The contributions of Madhvacharya are:-
Like ‘Githa-thaathparya Nirnaya’, 37 works were composed by him in Sanskrit.
Eight monasteries which are known as Ashtamutts, were established by him at Udupi.
He followed the path of Bhakti.
2) Match the following words in a column A with their descriptions in column B.
Ans:-
A | B |
Shankaracharya | Advaita |
Ramanujacharya | Vishishtaadvaita |
Basaveshwara | Shakthivishishtadvaita |
Madhvacharya | Dvaita |
3) Discuss in group and answer the following.
A) Which are the reformations advocated by Basaveshwara?
Ans:- The reformations of Basaveshwara are:-
- Idol worshipping, caste system and yajna-yagas are condemned by him.
- According to him, there is one temple and that is out body.
- One of his famous teachings is “Work is worship”.
He told about the greatness of women and he encouraged women to improve self confidence.