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Liberation, according to Rāmānuja, means

  • A.Identity between God and Soul
  • B.Similarity between God and Soul
  • C.Both identity and similarity between God and Soul
  • D.Neither identity nor similarity between God and Soul

Answer: B

The keyed answer is that liberation means similarity between God and the soul, option B. For Rāmānuja the liberated soul attains likeness to God in nature, in knowledge and bliss, and lives in his presence, but it does not become identical with Him.

Identity (option A) is the Śaṅkara view. Option C joins both, and option D denies both. The key follows Rāmānuja's teaching that the soul remains distinct even in liberation, so only similarity is accepted.

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