Theme: Guru Shishya Parampara and Sampradaya

DharmaQuiz Session 301: 14-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1891: In Hindu sampradaya, Guru gives initiation to Shishya into a specific parampara. What's the Samskrita word for initiation? Ans: Diksha.

#DharmaQuiz 1892: Name the shishya of Adi Shankara, who started the Dwaraka pitha's Kitavala Guru- Shishya sampradaya. Ans: Hastamalaka Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 1893: Name any one Vaishnava Guru-Shishya sampradaya that has been running for more than 500 years. Ans: Gaudiya sampradaya (Madhwacharya started it). Ramanandi sampradaya (Ramanujacharya a part of it). Pustimarga sampradaya (Vallabhacharya started it).

#DharmaQuiz 1894: Before Swaminarayan started Swaminarayan sampradaya under Guru Ramanand Swami, what was this sampradaya called? Ans: Uddhav Sampradaya.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1895: Name any 1 famous Guru, for whom temples exist, who did not belong to any traditional sampradaya. Ans: Shirdi Sai Baba, Narayana Guru, Puttaparthi Satya Sai Baba.

Answers to session 301:

1. ‏@man8shree : 5

1. @Mamdhata : 4
2. @Simuntweets : 4
3. @GuruCharan99 : 4

1. @SwathiRagha : 3
2. @Telugutalli : 3
3. ‏@anasrini : 3

1. ‏@jgdanjesh : 2
2. @tanksalikv : 2

1. @_shomy : 1
2. @tmsatagoapan : 1
3. @ParambathP : 1
4. @aravozhukkam : 1
5. ‏@ddpatel1120 : 1
6. @nityaism : 1
7. @iMumbaykar : 1
8. @schandrask : 1
9. @BogleSidha : 1
10. @Archana1207 : 1
11. @Eagleeye47 : 1
12. @vjchats : 1
13. @rajizm : 1
14. ‏@raamss : 1
15. ‏@yenkak : 1
16. @ParthiVasudev : 1
17. ‏@anasrini : 1
18. @nikhil__13 : 1
19. @sharan070192 : 1

Shri Gurubhyo namah.. Harih om!