Which two sources are linked to the belief that the physical world is illusory?

Which two sources are linked to the belief that the physical world is illusory?

• A. Islam and Aristotle
• B. Hinduism and Plato
• C. Christianity and Democritus
• D. Hinduism and Plato

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is that the world we perceive with our senses isn’t the full story; there’s a deeper reality beyond appearances. In Hinduism, Maya describes how the material world can seem real while actually masking a truer spiritual reality. The everyday world is transient and unreliable for knowing ultimate truth, and liberation comes through realizing the oneness of the self (atman) with the ultimate reality (Brahman). In Plato’s thought, the physical world is like a shadow or imperfect copy of a higher, unchanging realm of perfect Forms. What we sense is a flawed representation, and true knowledge comes from contemplating the eternal Forms rather than the changing objects of the senses. Together, these two sources are linked by the view that ordinary experience can mislead us, and a deeper reality lies beyond the illusory surface. The other options don’t consistently pair traditions that center this illusion-versus-reality idea.

The idea being tested is that the world we perceive with our senses isn’t the full story; there’s a deeper reality beyond appearances.

In Hinduism, Maya describes how the material world can seem real while actually masking a truer spiritual reality. The everyday world is transient and unreliable for knowing ultimate truth, and liberation comes through realizing the oneness of the self (atman) with the ultimate reality (Brahman).

In Plato’s thought, the physical world is like a shadow or imperfect copy of a higher, unchanging realm of perfect Forms. What we sense is a flawed representation, and true knowledge comes from contemplating the eternal Forms rather than the changing objects of the senses.

Together, these two sources are linked by the view that ordinary experience can mislead us, and a deeper reality lies beyond the illusory surface. The other options don’t consistently pair traditions that center this illusion-versus-reality idea.