The Authors of the Upanishads Believed That the Highest Goal

question 9

Multiple Choice

The authors of the Upanishads believed that the highest goal of the individual soul was to

• A) follow the Four Noble Truths.
• B) escape the cycle of birth and rebirth and enter into permanent union with Brahman.
• C) enter into permanent union with Indra and thus escape the cycle of permanent rebirth.
• D) fulfill the individual's special destiny as spelled out in the process of predestination.
• E) perform sati.

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