Friday, October 28, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 95: 18-Oct-2011

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Session 95: October 18,  2011
Theme: Famous Disciples of Indian Dharma Gurus

  1. Name Buddha's principle disciple, who was referred as "Guardian of the Dharma". a)Nagarjuna b)Sariputta c)Ananda  #DharmaQuiz 827. Ans: c - Ananda
  2. Name Adi Shankara's famous disciple who became the 1st Shankaracharya of Dwaraka peetha. e)Nandi f)Hastamalaka g)Sureshwara  #DharmaQuiz 828. Ans: f - Hastamalaka
  3. Name the ultra famous disciple of Shri Ramakrishna, who composed "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" aarti for his guru. #DharmaQuiz 829. Ans: Vivekananda
  4. Name the disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who preached Krishna tradition to the west. g)Prabhupada h)Aurobindo i)Osho  #DharmaQuiz 830. Ans: g - Shrila Prabhupada
  5. Name 2 famous disciples of Vidyaranya, who were converted back from Islam by their Guru to form Vijayanagara kingdom #DharmaQuiz 831. Ans: Harihara (Hakka) Raya and Bukka Raya
List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:
  • @amitgupta_lnct : 4
  • @surenc1974 : 4
  • @bhaviknz : 4
  • @saurabhvc : 4
  • @sharathinindia : 4
  • @hindu_tweeter : 4 
  • @DevNakshi : 3
  • @clumsycoder : 3
  • @wavehit : 2
  • @man0jsharma : 2
  • @Susri1210 : 2
  • @mediacrooks : 2
  • @upendrverma : 2
  • @Sharma_spks : 2
  •  @melatturng : 1
  • @kishan_harathi : 1
  • @jaideepb : 1
  • @dimpsdawns : 1
  • @Dadlany : 1
  • @Dhruv_rathore : 1
  • @mayaadvaita : 1
  • @BKrtik : 1
  • @Dhruv_rathore : 1
  • @bhootnath : 1
  • @appu_sivamani : 1
  • @manohar_sram : 1
  • @TrueNationalist : 1
  • @Equateall : 1
  • @sgdas2004 : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! I wonder why no one scored cent percent in this quiz:)

Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for  the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.

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