Cambridge A Level Hinduism 9487 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 0

[Turn over Cambridge International AS & A Level DC (WW) 345485/1 © UCLES 2025 This document has 4 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. HINDUISM 9487/03 Paper 3 Hinduism: Philosophy and Religion October/November 2025 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet. You will need: Answer booklet (enclosed) INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer two questions in total: Section A: answer one question. Section B: answer one question. ● Follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 60. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. * 0 5 4 1 5 9 5 3 5 6 *

2 9487/03/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 Section A Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2. EITHER 1 (a) Explain the impact of M K Gandhi on the way Hinduism is understood as a world religion. [12] (b) Assess the claim that Hinduism and Jainism have more similarities than differences. [18] [Total: 30] OR 2 (a) Explain why Ramanuja rejected the philosophy of Advaita. [12] (b) ‘Vishistadvaita Vedanta cannot be described as non-dualism.’ Discuss. [18] [Total: 30] Section B Answer EITHER Question 3 OR Question 4. EITHER 3 ‘Scholarship of religion has resulted in a limited understanding of Hinduism.’ Discuss. [30] OR 4 ‘Human experience disproves the Advaita view that there is only one reality.’ Discuss. [30]

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