Friday, December 7, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 181: 7-Dec-2012

Theme: Sri Lanka and Hindu Dharma
  1. Majority of the Hindus in Sri Lanka follow which branch? a) Shaiva Siddhanta. b) Vaishnava Siddhanta. c) Shakta Siddhanta. #DharmaQuiz 1261. Ans: a) Shaiva Siddhanta
  2. Bhagavata Purana describes how Sri Lanka was formed from Mount Meru's apex. Who persuaded Vayu to form Sri Lanka?  #DharmaQuiz 1262. Ans: Narada.
  3. Bharata or India was historically described as "aasetu himachala paryantham". What does it mean? #DharmaQuiz 1263. Ans: From the Rama setu connecting Sri Lanka to India, till Himalaya mountains, the land is called Bharata or India.
  4. Adi Shankara composed "Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha Stotram". What's the name of Devi in the only Maha Shakti Peetha in Lanka? #DharmaQuiz 1264. Ans: Shankari at Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)
  5. Apart from Ravana, name any one other king of Lanka, mentioned in Ramayana. #DharmaQuiz 1265. Ans: Vibhishana (Ravana's younger brother), Kubera (Ravana's step brother), Sumali (grandfather of Ravana).
Top Scorers of session 181:
  1. @sharad_51 : 5
  2. @Ethirajans : 5
  3. @guruswamy_c : 5
  4. @pvaidyaraj : 5
Congrats to:

  1. @iDevNakshi : 4
  2. @ThejasMysore : 4
  3. @man8shree : 4
  4. @iSumitRk : 4
  5. @hchaturv : 4
  6. @philAmit : 4
  7. @sweetandu : 4
And
  1. @KPGanesh : 3
  2. @Manjunaath : 3
  3. @kbharada : 3
  4. @iRohitBhat : 3
  5. @cubicle_warrier : 3
  6. @abhipar7 : 3
And

  1. @TheArvindDhar : 2
  2. @Kaushikbaruah6 : 2
  3. @voxindica : 2
  4. @VijayShenli : 2
  5. @pramodgurav : 2
  6. @bkprajwal : 2
  7. @sharathinindia : 2
  8. @pp_chn : 2
And..
  1. @dheepakg : 1
  2. @Sreevathsaa : 1
  3. @Marut_ : 1
  4. @saggirex : 1
  5. @vikramuk : 1
  6. @krishna208 : 1
  7. @ChandaDebabrata : 1
  8. @somanathg : 1
  9. @lifeisgr8nc : 1
  10. @shyamsunderv : 1
  11. @ramjoukani : 1
  12. @FEEL4INDIA : 1
  13. @Hindustani12 : 1
  14. @dhruva91 : 1
  15. @indianomad : 1
  16. @Tasmayi : 1
  17. @icountu : 1
Keep up the participation. We all can learn together more about Dharma.

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