Indian ritual sacrifices were intended to
a. provide individual rewards.
b. unleash nature's forces.
c. invigorate the gods and thereby sustain their creative powers and promote stability in the world.
d. provide mobility within the caste system.
e. "weed out" those with bad karma.
ANSWER:
c
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