DharmaQuiz: April 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 272: 29-Apr-2014

Theme: Four Antahkaranas of inner conscience functions

#DharmaQuiz 1746: In Indian philosophy, which is the Antahkarana (inner conscience) that deals with memory storage of impressions? Ans: Chitta.

#DharmaQuiz 1747: In Hindu philosophy, Ahankara (Aham-kara) is described as ego or affirmation. It separates the "I" or self, from what? Ans: From the rest of the material world - like friends, relationship etc.

#DharmaQuiz 1748: A child has manas or mind. Knows things. But lacks intellect to decide what it wants. What's intellect called in Sanskrit? Ans: Buddhi, which determines, decides and logically comes to a conclusion that something is such-and-such a thing.

#DharmaQuiz 1749: In Hindu philosophy, Manas, Ahankara etc. are termed as a part of sukshma sharira (SS). Give the English translation of SS. Ans: Astral Body.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1750: Out of 4 functions of Mind (Antahkaranas), which one is the subtlest, that can sense other three? Ans: Ahankara. The hierarchy is like this. Manas (Sensory) -> Chitta (Memory) -> Buddhi (Intellect, Discriminator) -> Ahankara (Ego).

Read more here: http://veda.wikidot.com/antahkarana

Did not collect all answers for scoring this time. Next time!

Friday, April 25, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 271: 25-Apr-2014

For DQ 1744: Pic: hotelkiranpalacevns.com

For DQ 1745: Pic: blogspot.com

Theme: Kashi or Varanasi

#DharmaQuiz 1741: Kashi is the place Tulsidas started composing the epic poetry Ramcharitmanas. In which century did he start this? Ans: 16th century. Year 1574 CE to be precise.

#DharmaQuiz 1742: The description of Kashi or Varanasi is found in ancient Rig Veda and fourteen puranas. Name 1 purana that talks of Kashi. Ans: Any of these: Skanda Purana, Brahmvatatarya Purana, Brahma Purana, Vayu Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurmu Purana, Padma Purana, Vaman Purana, Linga Purana, Narad Purana, Shiva Purana, Bhagwat Purana, Agni Purana, Markandaya Purana

#DharmaQuiz 1743: Current day Golden temple in Kashi of Prabhu Vishwanath, was rebuilt after destruction by which queen of Indore in 1780? Ans: Ahilyabai Holkar.

#DharmaQuiz 1744: Kashi Vishwanath's rebuilt temple's golden pinnacle was donated by Maharaja of Punjab in 1839. Who? Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1745: On which small river's bank is Kashi's famous Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple? Ans: Assi.

Answers to session 271:

@pramod_klr : 5
@rinku3009 : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@shivprasath : 5

@Tasmayi : 4
@narindk : 4
@sweetandu : 4

@immanishgupta : 3

@BKS_5 : 1
@HalderSitavra : 1
@sundar113 : 1
@VictoryForNamo : 1
@ShishirK81 : 1
@ShirazHassan : 1
@modifiedindia14 : 1
@drarora_gaurav : 1
‏@supadhaya : 1
@Jason88336132 : 1
@rajawat_10 : 1
@immanishgupta : 1
‏@iMumbaykar : 1
@palvesta : 1

Jai Kashi Vishwanath and Vishalakshi!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 270: 22-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana Events

#DharmaQuiz 1736: What was the ornament that Shri Rama presented to his wife Sita immediately after marriage, in Ramayana? Ans: Chudamani. A kind of hair ornament.

#DharmaQuiz 1737: Which vamsha or lineage did Ravana belong to, in Ramayana? Ans: Pulastya vamsha. (Brahman + Rakshasa lineage)

#DharmaQuiz 1738: In Ramayana, who was Maricha's mother? Ans: Tataka. Incidentally, Tataka was Ravana's maternal grand mother too.

#DharmaQuiz 1739: What's the name of the aeroplane that Ravana used to fly away with kidnapped Sita, in Ramayana? Ans: Pushpaka Vimana.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1740: Which son of Dasharatha conducted his antya kriya (final rites), in Ramayana? Ans: Bharata.
Scores for session 270:

‏@KaushikRg : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@sweetandu : 5

‏@SAKottadamane : 4

@sharathinindia : 3
@sudhica84 : 3
@showadarsh : 3
@rohitsamvada : 3
@Sunil_Rao_MS : 3
@shivprasath : 3

@enlightend_mind : 2
@_S_T_F_ : 2
@SriAiyerRS : 2
‏@rinku3009 : 2
@QuickGunM1 : 2
@anil_prongs : 2

@renukaguru : 1
@Tan_Tripathi : 1
@Ravindra_Maiya : 1
@rashmi_k_patel : 1
@GirishSiddapura : 1
@Band00k : 1
@NileshTheGreat : 1
@surendaradla : 1
@iamak93 : 1
@PYARIRADHA : 1
@AshishCawnpore : 1
@sreekannoth : 1
@acrajesh : 1
@IamSrivatsanV : 1
‏@raghav355 : 1
‏@Abhi_BJP : 1
‏@R_a_a_h_u_l : 1
@param_dayal : 1
@JustKedding : 1
@vachas9 : 1
‏@hiraj13 : 1

Hope you enjoyed today. Feel free to tweet me or put in comments below, your topic suggestions.

Friday, April 18, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 269: 18-Apr-2014

Theme: Ancient Indian Medicinal Scientists - Ayurveda

#DharmaQuiz 1731: Ancient scientist Charaka from 1st century BCE, was a student of which school of internal medicine? {Hint: starts with A} Ans: Atreya.

#DharmaQuiz 1732: Sushruta, scientist frm 6 cent BCE,was frm which school of surgery? {Hint: At Narayana Hrudayalaya} Ans: Dhanvantari

Source: rsachi.blogspot.com

#DharmaQuiz 1733: Vagbhata, scientist frm 6 cent CE, was frm which ancient Indian school of gynecology and pediatrics? {Hint: starts with K} Ans: Kashyapa.

#DharmaQuiz 1734: Charaka Samhita & Sushurata Samhita are part of Brihat Trayi or Big Three of Ayurvedic literature. Which's the 3rd book? Ans: Ashtanga Hridaya of Vagbhata.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1735: Shilajit (black bitumen) a medicinal drug, was found in Mohenjo Daro. Which Veda talks of Shilajit? Ans: Atharva Veda. (But Rig also considered as many Atharva suktas are from Rig).

Answers to session 269:

‏@surnell : 4
@GuruCharan99 : 4

@deshi_mangoman : 3
@man8shree : 3

@KiranBjp : 2

@sudhirapai : 1
‏@dr_niranjana : 1

Looks like it was a tough session. Not many on the scoreboard today.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 268: 15-Apr-2014

Theme: Hinduism basics, in numbers

#DharmaQuiz 1726: Sanyasa is one of the four __________ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Ashramas.

#DharmaQuiz 1727: Upanayana is one of the 16 _________ in Hinduism. Ans: Samskaras.

#DharmaQuiz 1728: Mahabharata is one of the two _______ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Itihasas.

#DharmaQuiz 1729: Bhagavata is one of the six Vaishnava _________ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Puranas.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1730: Naivedya is one of the sixteen _________ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Upacharas.

Answers to session 268:

@R_Bhartiya : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@Susri1210 : 5
@GirishSiddapura : 5
@AMoorthy : 5
@meenabg : 5
@NilimaNilimas : 5

@Maveric_1128 : 4
@VictoryForNamo : 4
@rohitsamvada : 4
@Nachiketa_Vriti : 4
@SamitLive : 4
@ParambathP : 4
@SwathiRagha : 4

@SAKottadamane : 3
@LaxmanBinani : 3

@AnithaNadsal : 2
@krishnpria : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@rajeshrajput1 : 2
@prabhakaryes : 2
@ramana1729 : 2
@bhaskar1918 : 2
@vishchan : 2
@SriAiyerRS : 2
@rahulmithra : 2

@VijayShenli : 1
@digirak : 1
@Modi4India : 1
@tweettatai : 1
@omprakashcaims : 1
‏@mrsnrao : 1
@patriotprashant : 1
@Samirkagalkar : 1
@ultapulatnikhil : 1
@enlightend_mind : 1
@Vamsee9002 : 1
@rahulbisaralli : 1
@GuruprasadRgp : 1
@ksjha_ngp : 1
@drrajeevujjwal : 1
@zhagdoo : 1
@sandeepkuppur : 1

Congrats to all!

Friday, April 11, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 267: 11-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana's Kandas

#DharmaQuiz 1721: In Ramayana, which Kanda has the details of Shri Rama meeting Bharadwaja and Valmiki both? Ans: Ayodhya Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1722: Which Kanda of Ramayana has details of Hanuman bringing Sanjeevani herbal medicine to save Lakshmana? Ans: Yuddha Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1723: In which Kanda of Ramayana, does the mention of Rakshasi Tataka's death come in? Ans: Bala Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1724: In Ramayana's which Kanda is Sugriva's coronation as a king is done by Shri Rama? Ans: Kishkinda Kanda.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1725: Which Kanda of Ramayana has the details of the adventures of Sita's sons, Lava and Kusha? Ans: Uttara Kanda.

Answers to session 267:

@GayathriSrinath : 5

@NilimaNilimas : 4
‏@sweetandu : 4
@meenabg : 4

@SwathiRagha : 3

‏@mjrajput : 2
‏@ddeb30 : 2

@kmukundra : 1
@D_Shadz : 1
‏@mrsnrao : 1
@ganeshchillara : 1
@ChampakRoy : 1
‏@octotus : 1
@HDL_TN : 1
@tmmenon : 1
@sudhica84 : 1
@Punit_shandilya : 1
@kksubbu2003 : 1
@drsriramvdongre : 1
@poetrification : 1
@vigneshenoyk : 1

Jai Shri Ram!

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 266: 1-Apr-2014

Theme: Panchanga and Years per Hindu calendar

#DharmaQuiz 1716: Jaya Samvatsara, that started for many Hindus yesterday on Yugadi, is which year as per Shalivahana Shaka? Ans: 1936.

#DharmaQuiz 1717: The current year is 197,29,49,115th year per a particular Hindu panchanga computation. What is that computation? Ans: The number years since the start of this Brahma Kalpa (the current day of Brahma, called Shweta Varaha Kalpa).

#DharmaQuiz 1718: Per Vikrama Shaka's Hindu Panchanga, which year are we currently in? Ans: 2070-71.

#DharmaQuiz 1719: Per Hindu panchanga, we are in 186,18,855th year in Vaivaswata Manvantara. Is Vaivaswata different from Swayambhuva Manu? Ans: Yes. Vaivaswata is the 7th Manu.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1720: Per Hindu panchanga, how many years have passed since the start of the latest Kali Yuga? Ans: 5114. We are now in 5115th Kali Yuga year.
Answers to session 266:

@ashujoshi27 : 5
@man8shree : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5

@cgmagia : 3

@Telugutalli : 2

@vkhurana19 : 1
‏@shalabhrocks : 1
@Sunil_Rao_MS : 1
@NilimaNilimas : 1
@__aksa : 1
@neelesh_mishra : 1
@Mamdhata : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1
@conphucius : 1
@dikshitmodi : 1

Happy Yugadi again!