Multiple choice

Consider the following:

a. Vanaprasta b. Grihasta c. Brahmachari d. Sanyasi

According to the Upanishads, there are four stages in life. Arrange the above stages as they occur?

  1. c - a - b - d

  2. d - a - b - c

  3. a - b - c - d

  4. c - b - a - d

  5. d - c - b - a
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D Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Upanishads, there are four stages in life. One has to live first as a brahmachari (celibate student), then as a grihasta (a householder), then as a vanaprasta (a hermit) and lastly as a sanyasi (an ascetic).

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