DharmaQuiz: Ayurveda

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Dhanvantari

#DharmaQuiz Session 350: 8-Dec-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2141: Name any state, where there are multiple temples for #Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods (devas) and Lord of Ayurveda. Ans: Kerala or Tamil Nadu.

#DharmaQuiz 2142: Dhanvantari's students were famous for dissection of human bodies for the study of surgery. On the banks of which river? Ans: Ganga. Kashi city.

#DharmaQuiz 2143: Dhanvantari is said to have emerged from the Ocean of Milk or Ksheera Sagara.
Which Purana says so? Ans: Bhagavata Purana.

#DharmaQuiz 2144: Dhanvantari Trayodashi is said to be Dhanvantari's birthday. It happens during which famous Hindu festival? Ans: Diwali.

{Final, open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2145: This is one of the big Dhanvantari temples remaining in India. Which state? Ans: Kanakkoor in Keralam state.

DQ 2145: Pic - dhanwantharitemplekanakkoor.com

Scores for Session 351:
Did not score. Sorry.

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, March 4, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 259: 4-Mar-2014

Theme: Vedas and Upa Vedas

#DharmaQuiz 1681: Gandharva Veda is a upa veda of which major Veda? Ans: Sama Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1682: Name the Upa Veda of Atharva Veda, that deals with finance and economy. Ans: Artha Shastra.

#DharmaQuiz 1683: There is a famous Upa Veda (minor Veda) of Rig Veda, that deals with ancient Indian medicine system. Name it. Ans: Ayur Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1684: Among the parts of Vedas like Samhita, Aranyaka etc., which one describes Yaga and Yajna part? Ans: Brahmanas

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1685: Dhanur Veda, the science of warfare in ancient India, was a part of which of the 4 main Vedas? Ans: Yajur Veda.

Answers to session 259:
Could not collect. Will do it next time.

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!

Friday, September 6, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 231: 30-Aug-2013

Theme: Ancient Indian Scientists

Which ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine expert wrote Ashtanga Hridayam Samhita or Ashtanga Hridayam Sangraha? #DharmaQuiz 1531. Ans: Vagbhata.
This ancient Indian health expert, Father of Indian Medicine, revised his student's "Agnivesha Samhita". Name the expert. #DharmaQuiz 1532. Ans: Charaka.
Ancient Indian Ayurvedic book has 184 chapters describing 1120 illnesses, 700 medicinal plants & 131 preparations. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1533. Ans: Sushurta Samhita.
Nearly 1000 years ago, an expert metallurgist & alchemist in Gujarat wrote Arogyamanjari about medicinal drugs. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 1534. Ans: Nagarjuna.
A rishi from ancient India wrote Supa Shastra describing a whopping 3032 cooking recipes. Name him. #DharmaQuiz 1535. Ans: Sukesha.

For this particular session, could not collect all the scores. Apologies.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 169: 16-Oct-2012

Theme: Ayurveda

This common herbal plant is prescribed by Ayurveda for over 15 remedies to skin, heart, fever & other ailments. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1201. Ans: Tulasi or Basil. But neem and Aloe Vera will also be considered.
Give one common market name (not brand name) for a comprehensive Ayurvedic herbal tonic with multiple health benefits. #DharmaQuiz 1202. Ans: Chyawanprash.
Name this Indian state that gets the maximum number of Ayurvedic therapy related tourism, particularly Panchakarma therapy. #DharmaQuiz 1203. Ans: Kerala.
At least 3 nations in Europe allow Doctors to study Ayurveda in University post graduate courses. Name any one of them. #DharmaQuiz 1204. Ans: Germany or Italy or England. Read more here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117322/
In Ayurveda, the "The Path of Juice" or "Elixir Vitae" is commonly used. Name the Sanskrit term. #DharmaQuiz 1205. Ans: Rasayana (Rasa + Ayana)

Top Scorers this session:

@rahulghildiyal : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5
@Sahyadri : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@smna17 : 5
@cybercalci : 5

Congrats to:

@sharathinindia : 4
@raopm9 : 4
@dolby_mehul : 4
@man8shree : 4
@raoathreyas : 4
@lodyaashi : 4

@jagdish : 3

@rinku3009 : 2
@PankajBagla : 2
@Umeshkumarr26 : 2
@Anirvachan : 2
@upendrverma : 2
@jagdish : 2
@lldhr : 2
@alkeshtunara : 2
@CJ_Shekhar : 2

@ajayjmun : 1
@Tailwind3 : 1
@desprem : 1
@GirishPodar : 1
@nagarjund : 1
@sandeeptvenkat : 1
@VijayDharwad : 1
@roshanmadhav4 : 1
@aknarendranath : 1
@bhsngr : 1
@MullahYogi : 1
@kshetragnya : 1
@Dinuraghubansi : 1
@R_Bhartiya : 1
@shailkumar7468 : 1
@puneetdwd : 1
@mbhagawat : 1

Many thanks to all the participants, including those who could not get to the list above.