Consider the following statements : 1. There are no parables in Upa

Consider the following statements :

  • 1. There are no parables in Upanishads.
  • 2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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The correct option is B.
Statement 1 is incorrect. Upanishads, while primarily philosophical texts based on dialogues and discussions, do contain illustrative stories and analogies, which can be considered parables or fables, used to explain complex concepts (e.g., the story of Nachiketa in Katha Upanishad).
Statement 2 is correct. The Upanishads are considered part of the later Vedic literature and generally predate the Puranas, which are part of the post-Vedic Smriti literature compiled much later, around the 4th to 16th centuries CE.
The major Upanishads are believed to have been composed between 800 BCE and 400 BCE. The Puranas are a vast genre of Indian literature containing narratives about the history of the Universe, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and cosmogony, philosophy, and geography.
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