Advaita Vedanta asserts that sensory knowledge is
A. Illusionary
B. Absolutely false
C. Possible in a transcendental state
D. Relatively true, but not absolutely true
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Correct answer: C. A, D only
Explanation
In Advaita, sensory knowledge is ultimately illusory (maya) — true only at the empirical (vyavaharika) level, not absolutely (paramarthika).
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