DharmaQuiz: Advaita

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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:

@jasshu7 : 5

@sriksvenkat : 4
@IdamRashtray : 4

@RAMESH4184 : 3

@jambudweepan : 2
@UKKishor : 2
@db_is_db : 2

@Auro_Mere : 1
@PWagre : 1
@kmukundra : 1
@IdamRashtray : 1
@Rasraj : 1
‏@kallavism : 1
@v2l2b2 : 1
@venshu : 1
@tranquilomedia : 1
@d_vishweshwara : 1
@vish_was_is : 1
@raghujaganath : 1
@seshasivasailam : 1

Have a fun filled weekend!

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

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 255: 28-Jan-2014

Theme: Miscellanious Sanskrit terms

#DharmaQuiz 1661: Do Chakras, the nerve centers of the subtle body, primarily found in non-dualistic or dualistic Vedantic philosophy?. Ans: Non dualistic (Advaita).

#DharmaQuiz 1662: Ancient Ayurveda medicine system talks of "Dhatu". What are Dhatus? Ans: Body tissues primarily, but also mean fundamental life units that could include non-living metals too. @deshi_mangoman lists the layers or stratum. The 7 dhatus are ratkta, mamsa, majja, rasa, asthi, shukra and medha.

#DharmaQuiz 1663: What is the collective name given to the writings of the six philosophical schools of Hindu religious thought?. Ans: Darshanas. @TRILOKHNATH lists the Shad darasanas or the Shat-Sastras: Nyaya, Vaiseshika, Sankhya ,Yoga, Purva & Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta) Philosophies.

#DharmaQuiz 1664: What's the difference between a Kula Devata and an Ishta Devata? Ans: Kula Devata = Family God (traditionally passed on from generations). Ishta Devata = Personal God. They may or may not be the same.

#DharmaQuiz 1665: What's the difference between Karma Yoga and Kriya Yoga? Ans: Karma Yoga is about service. Kriya Yoga is about kundalini techniques (mostly breath focusing on chakras)

Answers to session 255:

@cgmagia : 5
@Mamdhata : 5
@sreekannoth : 5
@KaushikRg : 5

@pandey_ashishkp : 4
@duvijan : 4

@PhoenixOnRise : 3
@Susri1210 : 3
@GirishSiddapura : 3
@JagannathAjnabi : 3
@deshi_mangoman : 3

@anilmgm04 : 2
@kanchivsk : 2

@ramavenu : 1
@AgentSaffron : 1
‏@rajsusraj : 1
@rkam105 : 1
@sachinsvk : 1
‏@aasiddiq85 : 1
@TRILOKHNATH : 1
‏@Nir_27 : 1
@HarinderVirdi : 1
@sharmasaroj : 1

Thanks for participating!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 194: 5-Feb-2013

Theme: Hindu Philosophy Concepts.

If Ahimsa is the opposite of Himsa, what is the opposite of savishesha (with distinctive characteristics)? #DharmaQuiz 1331. Ans: Nirvishesha.
Advaita and Dwaita are two famous forms of Indian philosophy. Name one other school of philosophy with the word 'Advaita'. #DharmaQuiz 1332. Ans: Vishistadvaita.
Name the Buddhist equivalent for the Hindu concept of Moksha. #DharmaQuiz 1333. Ans: Nirvana.
7 kinds of rishis existed in India: Kandarshi, Srutarshi, Paramarshi, Devarshi, Rajarshi & Maharshi. Name the 7th type. #DharmaQuiz 1334. Ans: Brahmarshi, the most prominent ones.
If form is Yantra, sound is Mantra, then technology of using form and sound together is called..? #DharmaQuiz 1335. Ans: Tantra.

Top scorers for session 194:

@Sahyadri : 5
@priyankish : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@CJ_Shekhar : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@karuvaki : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@shylsmn : 5
@Manjunaath : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@geophyraj : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@indianomad : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5
@man8shree :' 5

Congrats to these scorers:

@shriram78 : 4
@ShubhamBhuyaat : 4
@vintejban : 4
@pp_chn : 4
@iDevNakshi : 4
@shanthigrama : 4
@vinodvyas220 : 4

@Kiran_speaks : 3
@Susri1210 : 2
@raopm9 : 2
@pradeepkhs : 2
@MSLohia : 2
@ChandanYogendra : 2
@trivedianupam : 2
@vishal1818 : 2

@ISB_Devil : 1
@vedaspeak : 1
@SubedarSahab : 1
@seeniram : 1
@vasenvy : 1
@InamdarVijay : 1
@sriram20 : 1
@Rahulhr24 : 1
@maathinamalla : 1
@ArunKrTiwari : 1
@iambuddha119 : 1
@DhanyaMadhavanN : 1
@Marut_ : 1
@vinod_gowda : 1
@rishitwt : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@saggirex : 1
@tdadvait : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
@chinmaywadikar : 1
@iyernbk : 1
@rovenky : 1

Congrats to everyone who got to the scoreboard!

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 .

Friday, April 27, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 133: 27-Apr-2012

Theme: Acharya Trayas or Three Acharyas who revived Hinduism.

Which place in the East did Adi Shankara establish one of his four Sanatana Dharma peethas? (Govardhana Peetha here) #DharmaQuiz 1021. Ans: Puri, Odisha.
What was the birth name of the Shri Ramanuja Acharya? He was born 995 years ago in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, on this day! #DharmaQuiz 1022. Ans: Ilaya Perumal (also Lakshmana)
NV Isaeva termed this Hindu in a book, as "the most brilliant personality in history of Indian thought". Name the acharya. #DharmaQuiz 1023. Adi Shankara
Ramanujacharya's philosophy is called Vishishtadvaita because it combines Advaita with what? #DharmaQuiz 1024. Ans: Vishesha or Attributes
{Final, Open till 11PM} With Shankara & Ramanuja, who is added to form the "Acharya Traya", three who revived Hindu Dharma? #DharmaQuiz 1025. Ans: Madhwa Acharya.

Top Scorers:

@sheefal : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@cpdarshi : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@keerthinarayan8 : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@pirateadmiral : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5

Congratulations to:

@sweetandu : 4
@boltsman : 4
@FEEL4INDIA : 4
@neerajstpl : 4
@vinodvyas220 : 4
@surenc1974 : 4

@ongibongi : 3
@hindu_tweeter : 3
@DevNakshi : 3

@aravozhukkam : 2
@gupta_n : 2
@jp_surat : 2

@iSumitRk : 1
@vschanna : 1
@ravi_saraogi : 1
@imukuvacha : 1
@vicci0606 : 1
@mabhik : 1
@jemin_p : 1
@BhrashtaDutt : 1
@MukulKMishra : 1
@RohitRajpurohit : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@akhilm176 : 1
@BhatJayaram : 1
@Susri1210 : 1

Good luck next time to those who attempted, but didn't make to the list today.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 76: 8-Jul-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 56 updates.

Session 76: July 8, 2011
Theme: Hindu Philosophy or Darshanas

There are two kinds of Hindu Darshanas or Philosophies: Aastika & Naastika. What do naastikas not accept as authoritative? #DharmaQuiz 718. Ans: Vedas
Out of these three aastika schools of philosophy, which one is related to logic? a) Mimamsa. b) Nyaya. c) Samkhya. #DharmaQuiz 719. Ans: Nyaya
Out of these schools of Indian philosophy, which one deals with meditation? a) Yoga. b) Charvaka. c) Jaina. #DharmaQuiz 720. Ans: Yoga
Out of these 3 aastika Hindu philosophies, which one was nicknamed 'Uttara Mimamsa'? a) Nyaya. b) Vaisheshika. c) Vedanta. #DharmaQuiz 721. Ans: Vedanta
Name the naastika Indian philosophy, today considered as a separate religion, where you find Digambaras or "sky clad" monks. #DharmaQuiz 722. Ans: Jina school of thought or Jainism.
Name the ancient Indian naastika philosophy which derided the authors of the Vedas as "buffoons, knaves, and demons". #DharmaQuiz 723. Ans: Charvakas or Skeptical materialists.
Which Aastika philosophy reduces all objects in the physical universe to a finite number of atoms? #DharmaQuiz 724. Ans: Vaisheshika or Atomism.

For more learning check this out, along with the interesting links from within:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_philosophy

List of people who got answers right:

@pirateadmiral : 7
@asraghunath : 7
@sharathinindia : 6
@abeerustaad : 6
@shivsankar : 6
@balajisanjeev : 5
@ajith_shetty : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@thinkerspad : 3
@chhayank : 3
@Koundinya1990 : 3
@VerseCannon : 3
@man0jsharma : 3
@Sshankara : 2
@I_am_Rajarshi : 2
@manohar_sram : 2
@ManikandSharma : 1
@rogerm104 : 1
@ItsJyoti : 1
@amsrjn : 1
@sharmarohitraj : 1
@amitgupta_lnct : 1
@umeshparab : 1
@patilso : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for the next update! Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.