Hinduism in Vietnam

#DharmaQuiz Session 320: 27-Feb-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1986: A 4000 year old Vishnu statue was discovered in Vietnam recently.
Next to which major river? Ans: Mekong. (Ma Ganga, some say)

DQ 1986

Read more: http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/seekers/mysticism/4-000-year-old-vishnu-statue-discovered-in-vietnam

#DharmaQuiz 1987: Champa Kingdom in Vietnam was a famous Hindu kingdom 1600 years ago. Name any one Champa King. Ans: Bhadravarman, who ruled from 349-361CE. Others are Shambhuvarman, Vijayavarman and Simhavarman.

DQ 1987

Read more: http://indiafacts.co.in/forgotten-hindus-vietnams-champa-kingdom/

#DharmaQuiz 1988: Champa Hindu kingdom of Vietnam had 5 parts.
Indrapura, Amaravati, Vijaya, Kauthara (Nha Trang). Name the 5th one.
Ans: Panduranga is known today simply as Phan.

#DharmaQuiz 1989: Apart from the Champa Kingdom of Cham Hindus, another Hindu kingdom was in Vietnam 1900 years ago. Name it. Ans: Funan.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1990: Identify this Hindu deity from Vietnam. It's at My Son temple complex. Ans: Lord Shiva.

DQ 1990

Scores for session 320 were not counted. Will do it next time.

DharmaQuiz Session 203: 15-Mar-2013

Theme: Sanskrit names for ancient nations & Hindu Kingdoms.

1. What was the ancient Sanskrit name for Greece? #DharmaQuiz 1376. Ans: Yavana desha.
2. What was the ancient Sanskrit name for Cambodia? #DharmaQuiz 1377. Ans: Kambhuja desha.
3. There's an old agreement listing Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatyas between Hittite and Mittannian Kings. In which country? #DharmaQuiz 1378. Ans: Turkey. A place called Bogazkoy. Read more here: http://tamilandvedas.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/ancient-sanskrit-inscriptions-in-strange-places/
4. Indrapura, Amaravati, Vijaya, Kauthara & Panduranga were 5 territories of an ancient  Hindu nation. Today's which country? #DharmaQuiz 1379. Ans: Vietnam known in Sanskrit as Champa.
5. Caspian sea, the world's largest inland sea, was called in Sanskrit as a "sagara" of a Rishi. Who? #DharmaQuiz 1380. Ans: Rishi Kashyapa. It was called Kashyapa Sagara and 'Caspi' tribe or sea is believed to be derived from 'Kashyapa'.

Top scorers of session 203:

1. @bhaviknz : 5
2. @abhipar7 : 5
3. @S_Mandalia : 5
4. @dolby_mehul : 5
5. @manya_rao : 5
6. @vinodvyas220 : 5
7. @ramas_cal : 5
8. @rahulghildiyal : 5
9. @geophyraj : 5
10. @pllks30 : 5
11. @Santhosht_ : 5
12. @keewwllguy : 5
13. @ashutoshkulkar1 : 5
14. @DrSaisree : 5
15. @Tweelak : 5
16. @deshrajeev : 5

Congrats to:

1. @mamtan14 : 4
2. @ankushraj29 : 4
3. @cubicle_warrier : 4
4. @ksmsundaram1975 : 4
5. @surnell : 4
6. @kishor_narayan : 4

1. @anandt_05 : 3
2. @manekshaws : 3
3. @JagannathAjnabi : 3
4. @Sahyadri : 3

1. @Susri1210 : 2
2. @akhilm176 : 2
3. @GirishLN : 2

1. @ranganaathan : 1
2. @WatchingIndia : 1
3. @MSLohia : 1
4. @TerroristHindu : 1
5. @raam_7 : 1
6. @LoneRangerrr : 1
7. @rathivar : 1
8. @iyernbk : 1
9. @LiGeWi : 1
10. @KishoreTrivedi1 : 1
11. @manohar_sram : 1
12. @dattakg : 1
13. @ssmalani : 1
14. @AntarikshG : 1
15. @AnInternetHindu : 1
16. @pnthacker : 1
17. @bhijeetD : 1
18. @raopm9 : 1
19. @rinku3009 : 1

Thanks for the topic suggestion in the last quiz. Leave comments if you want me to focus on your suggestions.