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Philosophers from this religion made up six so-called “orthodox” schools of thought. A non-dualist school of philosophy named for the “end” of this religion’s holy texts identified the self with the first principle of the universe and was introduced to America at the 1893 Parliament of the World’s Religions. (-5[1])One of this religion’s “Four Great Sayings,” often translated as “that thou art,” inspired (10[1])Arthur Schopenhauer’s theory of the will. A text from this religion named Chāndogya equates Ātman with Brahman. (10[1])This religion’s Upanishads are commentaries (10[1])on the Vedas, and it originated the concepts of saṁsāra and karma. For 10 points, name this largest religion in India. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Hinduism [or Sanātana Dharma] (“Orthodox” is the common English translation of āstika. The second sentence refers to Advaita Vedānta, which Swami Vivekananda introduced to America.)
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