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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Ramakrishna Matha

DharmaQuiz Session 305: 11-Nov-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1911: There are at least 10 schools of Vedanta philosophy.
Which one does Ramakrishna Matha follow? Ans: Advaita Vedanta.

#DharmaQuiz 1912: Is Belur Math, the parent house for all the sanyasis of Ramakrishna order, on the
western or eastern bank of Hoogly river? Ans: Western bank.

#DharmaQuiz 1913: Where is this beautiful Ramakrishna math?
{No, not the headquarters} Ans: Mylapore, Chennai, TN.

DQ 1913. From Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 1914: Vedanta Society building with a Trishul like symbol on top, in a pacific coast US city. Which city? Ans: San Francisco, CA.

DQ 1914. From Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 1915: Ramakrishna math's Sanskrit motto is "Atmano mokshartham jagaddhitaya cha". What does it mean? Ans: For the liberation of the Self and service to the society.

Scores for session 305:

@_shomy : 5
@stormylook : 5
@Manojakrishna : 5
@Tasmayi : 5

‏@vishchan : 4

@kepalagudde : 2

@vaiju7 : 1
@Aks9009Pa : 1
@ushamirra : 1
@ChennaiInsider : 1
@Suprith_rAo : 1
‏@anamika_99 : 1
‏@svelaga : 1
@satishmohite : 1
@molarcannine : 1
@philAmit : 1
@sumanthbharatha : 1
@sachinsvk : 1
@ravikumarhegde : 1
@Patishapta : 1
@mrkotians : 1
‏@acrajesh : 1
@Mamdhata : 1

Friday, February 1, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 193: 1-Feb-2013

Theme: When a Hindu Dies...

Source: Realpagan

If a Hindu infant dies, is it usually cremated or buried? #DharmaQuiz 1326. Ans: Buried. Most likely because the babies are considered pure of all sins and the soul is still unattached to the physical body. Burning the body is needed to liberate the soul from the attachment of the physical body.
After cremation of a Hindu, ash is collected & immersed in a river. Along with ash, what else is a part of this immersion? #DharmaQuiz 1327. Ans: Bone remains.
Yearly, during memorial or Shraddha of a dead Hindu, rice balls are offered to spirit of dead person. What r they called? #DharmaQuiz 1328. Ans: Rice balls are called Pinda
When it comes to after death ritual, what is common between Romans & Vikings of Europe, and Hindus & Sikhs of India? #DharmaQuiz 1329. Ans: Funeral Pyre. Hindus and Sikhs burn on the ground. Vikings used to burn the dead bodies on specially created boats.
{Final, Open till 10 PM} When a Hindu Sanyasi or Ascetic dies, is the body cremated or buried?
{Optional: Do you know why?} #DharmaQuiz 1330. Ans: Buried in sitting position, with a Samadhi constructed around the place. Symbolically, a Sanyasi casts his physical body into fire by wearing SAFFRON robes when entering this phase, signifying purification of body through fire, thus freeing the soul WHILE the body is still alive. Hence, sannyasis are not cremated after death as most Hindus are, but may instead be buried. Rarely, Jala samadhi or water burial. See below for additional explanations by Dharma Quiz patrons.

Top scorers for session 193:

@shawjipk : 5
@iDevNakshi : 5
@nanditathhakur : 5
@shylsmn : 5
@Sahyadri : 5
@indianomad : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@Kiran_speaks : 5
@arunz : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@keewwllguy : 5
@luckyfresh : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@man8shree : 5
@PrateekBahl : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@shibu_kt : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@gbhat_ : 5

Congrats for these to get to scoreboard:

@Dhanushm : 4
@tapo_c : 4
@cubicle_warrier : 4
@karuvaki : 4
@vinodvyas220 : 4
@MediaRebut : 4
@cgmagia : 4

@s_navroop : 3
@rinku3009 : 3
@kalyan_sk3011 : 3
@TheArvindDhar : 3
@Phirmi_Bodo : 3
@geophyraj : 3
@_shomy : 3
@Susri1210 : 3
@prashantwa : 3

@Biki56881596 : 2
@Mehul_Vaidya : 2
@ankushraj29 : 2
@PankajBagla : 2
@Marut_ : 2
@anilkohli54 : 2
@udayanojha : 2
@coat32 : 2

@AmiSri : 1
@kumarravish : 1
@ibadni : 1
@bobbyfaith : 1
@wavehit : 1
@_AimA_ : 1
@hs2031 : 1
@pankajkr06 : 1
@DivineSingh : 1
@NeenaRai : 1
@sridharkswamy : 1
@DonAmit : 1
@Infernal_Wrath_ : 1
@GirishPodar : 1
@pp_chn : 1
@vinodvyas220 : 1
@hindu_r : 1
@Lohana1983 : 1
@arjjun_kodoth : 1
@Confuje : 1
@lchavan : 1
@melatturng : 1
@ranganaathan : 1
@Prebasha : 1
@Dinuraghubansi : 1
@AvinashCKM : 1
@iyernbk : 1
@adityaagnihotri : 1
@bihariprincess : 1
@rajivgaxdhi : 1
@Idea_maniac : 1
@OnlySumedha : 1
@pepsi_ipl : 1
@hethal09 : 1
@foreversky : 1
@Shradha_ekm : 1
@ajayjmun : 1

Why Sanyasis are buried? Some viewpoints by participants:

Sharmistha Nandy: Buried in Padmasana. Padmasana is a yoga posture. Cos they believe in reincarnation.
Manjusha: Buried because Sadhus and Sanyasis are detached from the world and they have no attachment to their body. .
Guruprasad Bhat: The reason is when they take Sanyasa, they perform their own (n parents') Shraddha and their "Shikha" is cut off. As they are treated as dead once, they either take Jal-Samadhi or are Buried (sometime, even ALIVE)!
Tiwari Anand Dr.: Buried as coz of Tapa all gunas are already burnt
GP: Buried..with the Brahma Randra opened (actually it is not prescribed in the shastras to do this...but their heads ar smashed)
Himanshu Sharma: Buried.coz it is blvd that the soul(atma) of sanyasi has no longing or affection for the body (sarir).
Prateek Bahl: Buried. Because they wear saffron which symbolizes fire hence can't be cremated <-- Heard it somewhere.
Andal : Sanyasi wears saffron robes which means he is purified by agni. So he is buried.
Rahul Ghildiyal : Why?-Spiritual knowledge already purified them & they have already completed these rites prior to their death.
Santhosh T : I stumbled across another answer. Sanyasis are detached from the world and they have no attachment to their body. Self realization attained by them makes the body irrelevant to them when alive. Cremation is thus unnecessary.
Divine Illumination : He is Burried in a Sitting Yoga Position as he is considered an illuminated being.
T Chaudhuri : An ascetic is buried as his body is pure & the spiritual aura in his body will have beneficial effect on ppl coming to the samadhi.
Rajesh gupta : Sanyasi is buried because sanyasi's atma don't have attachment to body, so their is no risk for his or her soul to wander.i suppose
Addicted : Buried, symbolically gross impurities already burnt,so burial/samadhis built as spiritual energy is still there!
Pp Chn : Buried bcoz by being a Sanyasi they've gained liberation from birth/death cycle
Vinodvyas : Buried because their soul is already detached and therefore no need to burn body to detach soul

Thanks for this wonderful session and knowledge while answering questions!

Friday, November 23, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 177: 23-Nov-2012

Theme: Key heritage sources of North and East India, from the South.

Name this very famous Hindu Sanyasi, born in South India, who established the Jyotirmath in
Uttarakhand 1200 years ago. #DharmaQuiz 1241. Ans: Adi Shankara.
Name this South Indian barber, whose parents were from Bidar, Karnataka, who was 1 of the first 5
Sikhs to form the Khalsa. #DharmaQuiz 1242. Ans: Bhai Sahib Singh.
For 350 years, all chief priests of Nepal's most famous Pashupatinath temple, have been from South
India. From which state? #DharmaQuiz 1243. Ans: Karnataka.
Name this Acharya who founded the Shuddha Advaita Pushti sect 500 years back, born in Bihar, in a
Telugu Brahmin family. #DharmaQuiz 1244. Ans: Vallabha Acharya.
{Final,Open till 11PM} A powerful dynasty ruled Bengal 1000 yrs ago (1070-1230), whose origin was from Karnataka. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1245. Ans: The Sena Dynasty. More: http://www.indianetzone.com/22/sena_dynasty_origin_early_history.htm

Top scorers of session 177:

@pirateadmiral : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@bbkhilari : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@Dhanushm : 5
@philAmit : 5
@geophyraj : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@intodust_in : 5
@being_delhite : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@dolby_mehul : 5
@Shree03 : 5

Many Congrats to these:

@ChandanYogendra : 4
@Tasmayi : 4
@bhaviknz : 4
@sweetandu : 4
@pradeepkhs : 4
@anandt_05 : 4

@ThejasMysore : 3
@Manjunaath : 3

@manohar_sram : 2
@vyasraj : 2
@iRohitBhat : 2
@rinku3009 : 2

@pandurangpai40 : 1
@alok_bhatt : 1
@911ashish : 1
@shra1kulkarni : 1
@CAPMohan : 1
@BalachandarS : 1
@Dilipmys : 1
@skumbar : 1
@HeathensWeb : 1
@dankchikidang : 1
@bkprajwal : 1
@vyas_rs : 1
@1800guru : 1
@sreedharag : 1
@matarishwan : 1
@divyankp : 1
@Rasraj : 1
@gantinm : 1
@shriram78 : 1
@imukuvacha : 1
@Marut_ : 1
@CJ_Shekhar : 1
@siva420 : 1

This particular session combined (Hindu) history too to Dharma part. But will give you quite a bit of insight into how Sikhs in Punjab, Dynasties of Bengal and Temples of Nepal have historical link to South India. Very few would ever know that one of the first five Sikhs ever (Khalsa's Punj Pyares) was a Kannadiga!

More interesting topic next time. Watch out for Tuesday and Friday around 6 PM India time on Twitter for this quiz, with a tag #DharmaQuiz .