Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Chaitanya was a contemporary of Vallabhacharya

  2. Dadu Dayal started the practice of worship at the shrines of departed saints

  3. Tukaram was a contemporary of Shivaji

  4. Vallabhacharya advocated penance, self-mortification and renunciation of the world
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Vallabhacharya was a proponent of the Pushtimarg (Path of Grace) and emphasized devotion (bhakti) and grace, not penance or self-mortification. Dadu Dayal did indeed encourage the worship of saints, and the other historical pairings regarding Chaitanya and Tukaram are accurate.

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