Friday, January 22, 2016

Hindu or Vedantic Schools of Philosophies

#DharmaQuiz Session 353: 22-Jan-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2156: Gaudapada, the Guru of Adi Shankara's guru, taught which school of Vedanta philosophy? Ans: Advaita. Some say, Madhyamika philosphy, to pave way for Advaita.

#DharmaQuiz 2157: 1000 years ago, Abhinava Gupta was a very famous philosopher from Kashmir. Which school of Hindu philosophy he followed? Ans: Kashmiri Shaivism.

#DharmaQuiz 2158: Yamunacharya, who was a famous philosopher in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, 1000 years ago, followed which Vedanta school? Ans: Vishishtadvaita.

#DharmaQuiz 2159: Raghavendra Swami, whose "Brindavana" is in AP-Karnataka border, followed which Vedanta school? Ans: Dwaita.

DQ 2059. Pic - Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2160: #DharmaQuiz 2160: Rupa Goswami, a philosopher 500 yrs ago, knew Farsi & Arbi. Practiced which school of Vedanta? Ans: Gaudiya Vaishnavism or Achinta Bheda Abheda.

Scores for session 353:
  1. @jasshu7 : 5
  1. @sriksvenkat : 4
  2. @IdamRashtray : 4
  1. @RAMESH4184 : 3
  1. @jambudweepan : 2
  2. @UKKishor : 2
  3. @db_is_db : 2
  1. @Auro_Mere : 1
  2. @PWagre : 1
  3. @kmukundra : 1
  4. @IdamRashtray : 1
  5. @Rasraj : 1
  6. ‏@kallavism : 1
  7. @v2l2b2 : 1
  8. @venshu : 1
  9. @tranquilomedia : 1
  10. @d_vishweshwara : 1
  11. @vish_was_is : 1
  12. @raghujaganath : 1
  13. @seshasivasailam : 1

Have a fun filled weekend!

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