Buddha and Buddhism

DharmaQuiz Session 297: 12-Sep-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1871: Apart from Siddharta Gautama, give one other famous name of Buddha. Ans: Shakyamuni as he was from Shakya family. Also, Tathagata and Dipankara considered.

#DharmaQuiz 1872: When Buddhism went to China from India, China already had a well developed family oriented religion/ philosophy. Name that. Ans: Confucianism. But Taoism is also considered.

#DharmaQuiz 1873: What was the name for "Zen" in China, before that form of Buddhism reached Japan? Ans: Chan.

#DharmaQuiz 1874: Which is the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism? It translates to English as
"teaching of the elders". Ans: Theravada. In Sanskrit: स्थविरवाद and in Pali: थेरवाद.

#DharmaQuiz 1875: What was Buddha's only son's name? Ans: Rahula.

Scores for session 297:

1. @Simuntweets : 5
2. @meenabg : 5

1. @ramitmkaul : 2
2. @punam1punam : 2
3. @PulivendulaK : 2
4. @tradetoday99 : 2

1. @R_Bhartiya : 1
2. ‏@keshavaram : 1
3. @ramesh_katte : 1
4. @patnaikt : 1
5. @deshi_mangoman : 1
6. @IndianKashmiri : 1
7. @eternit96426605 : 1
8. @A31X64Vijay : 1
9. @VedanshKanojia : 1
10. ‏@sidsun2013 : 1
11. @sonitarun1 : 1
12. @ganeshmahnar : 1
13. @nandaakumar : 1
14. @AjithRamanath : 1
15. @maulik_doshi : 1
16. @peeyushmalhotra : 1
17. @HerrBains : 1
18. @a_gopinathan : 1
19. @mamtakejriwal75 : 1
20. ‏@Susri1210 : 1
21. @shashipratap85 : 1
22. @immanishgupta : 1
23. @anamika_99 : 1

Have a good weekend.

DharmaQuiz Session 161: 7-Sep-2012

Theme: Famous Hindu/Sikh temples outside India.

1. Benzaiten is the Japanese name for a famous Hindu goddess. Who?  #DharmaQuiz 1161. Ans: Saraswati. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaiten
2. Combodia's Angkor Wat, largest Hindu temple complex in world, has influence from 2 Indian states. 1 is Odisha. The other? #DharmaQuiz 1162. Ans: Tamil Nadu, the Chola influence.
3. In 2011, historic Gorakhnath temple reopened in Pakistan, thanks to a court verdict, after 60yrs of closure. In which city? #DharmaQuiz 1163. Ans: Peshawar, NWFP. Read more here - http://hindutemplespakistan.blogspot.in/
4. Sri Sri Ravishankar addressed a huge crowd at Argentina y'day. Name the place where Argentina's biggest Gurudwara exists. #DharmaQuiz 1164. Ans: Rosario de la Frontera in Salta province.
5. In 1975, Swami Ghanananda Saraswati, an African, setup a Hindu temple in West Africa. Which nation? #DharmaQuiz 1165. Ans: The hint is in his name, Ghana. Read more here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10401741

Top scorers:

• @smna17 : 5
• @arunz : 5
• @mareekuree : 5
• @intodust_in : 5
• @iSaakshi : 5
• @nisargsoni : 5
• @pvaidyaraj : 5
• @anandt_05 : 5
• @Manjunaath : 5
• @cybercalci : 5

• @abhipar7 : 4
• @Amaresh80 : 4
• @surnell : 4
• @ramas_cal : 4
• @DevNakshi : 4
• @sharathinindia : 4
• @sweetandu : 4
• @hindu_tweeter : 4
• @rahulghildiyal : 4
• @dolby_mehul : 4

• @jemin_p : 3
• @Dhanushm : 3
• @iSumitRk : 3
• @surenc1974 : 3
• @pkagrawala : 3

• @srinivasa444 : 2
• @SandeepShelke : 2
• @wavehit : 2

• @KPGanesh : 1
• @zizou789 : 1
• @man8shree : 1
• @rinku3009 : 1
• @sandeepsmysore : 1
• @RiddleBoza : 1
• @RohitR_ : 1
• @kannaniyyer : 1

This was a tougher one, but very glad that so many answered with or without searching on the net. It helps for Hindus to know famous Hindu shrines outside India.

See you next time.