Consider the following statements regarding the transition from external rituals to internal symbolism in the Later Vedic texts: 1. The Aranyakas served as a conceptual bridge between the ritualistic Brahmanas and the philosophical Upanishads by substituting physical sacrifices with mental visualizations. 2. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad begins with an allegorical description of the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice), where the universe is visualized as a sacrificial horse. 3. This transition from external ritual to internal meditation was driven by the scarcity of sacrificial materials in the dense forests of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Options:
- A: 2 and 3 only
- B: 1 and 3 only
- C: 1 and 2 only
- D: 1, 2 and 3
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