DharmaQuiz: Shaiva

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Agama

#DharmaQuiz Session 365: 5-Jul-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2216: Agamas are the collection of scriptures of several Hindu devotional schools. How many Shaiva Agamas are there? Ans: 28.

#DharmaQuiz 2217: Generally, Tantra refers to a particular school of Agamas. Are they: a) Shaiva b) Vaishnava or, c) Shakta ? Ans: Shakta.

#DharmaQuiz 2218: This is a beautiful Vaishnava temple built as per Agama Shastra. Where is it? Ans: Bhadrachalam, Telangana.

DQ 2218. Pic from Blogspot

#DharmaQuiz 2219: Each Agama consists of 4 parts. Jnana pada, Yoga pada, Kriya pada and Charya pada. Which of these guide temple building? Ans: Kriya Pada.

{Final,open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2220: Name any one Shaiva Agama. Ans:
Any of these 28 -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80gama_(Hinduism)#Saiva_Agamas

Scores for session 365:
Could not collect. Sorry.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Nava Bhakti or Nine Bhakti methods

#DharmaQuiz Session 321: 3-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1991: Among the #NavaBhakti in Hindu culture, which one is about singing in praise of Bhagawan or Bhagawati? Ans: Keertana.

#DharmaQuiz 1992: 1 of the #NavaBhakti tradition is about Sakhya with Bhagawan. Give one example of a devotee who was a friend of Bhagawan? Ans: Sudhama or Arjuna with Krishna, Hanuman with Rama.

#DharmaQuiz 1993: Among the #NavaBhakti tradition of Hinduism, what does "Atma Nivedanam" mean? Ans: Surrendering completely to Bhagawan and doing everything just to please Bhagawan.

#DharmaQuiz 1994: Among #NavaBhakti when we talk of Pada Sevana, or surrender to the lotus feet of Deva, those image comes to mind first? Ans: Hanuman.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1995: Is the #NavaBhakti tradition in India, primarily a Vaishnava tradition or Shaiva tradition? Ans: Vaishnava.

Scores for session 321:

@anamika_99 : 5
@Telugutalli : 5

‏@ramas_cal : 4

‏@db_is_db : 3
@stormylook : 3

‏@sheetalj29 : 2
@gauranga10 : 2
@gorishankaryad1 : 2

@Shashwatee : 1
@singh81arun : 1
@classyoga : 1
‏@ashimasingh99 : 1
@vjchats : 1
@shrishailbhat : 1
@rnagendrahegde : 1
‏@DrShobha : 1
@ChachaSecular : 1
@Aamchigele : 1
@ShivasBabu : 1

Next session would see the 2000th DQ question. Be there on Friday :)

Friday, December 7, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 181: 7-Dec-2012

Theme: Sri Lanka and Hindu Dharma

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
Bhagavata Purana describes how Sri Lanka was formed from Mount Meru's apex. Who persuaded Vayu to form Sri Lanka? #DharmaQuiz 1262. Ans: Narada.
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.
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)
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:

@sharad_51 : 5
@Ethirajans : 5
@guruswamy_c : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5

Congrats to:

@iDevNakshi : 4
@ThejasMysore : 4
@man8shree : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@hchaturv : 4
@philAmit : 4
@sweetandu : 4

And

@KPGanesh : 3
@Manjunaath : 3
@kbharada : 3
@iRohitBhat : 3
@cubicle_warrier : 3
@abhipar7 : 3

And

@TheArvindDhar : 2
@Kaushikbaruah6 : 2
@voxindica : 2
@VijayShenli : 2
@pramodgurav : 2
@bkprajwal : 2
@sharathinindia : 2
@pp_chn : 2

And..

@dheepakg : 1
@Sreevathsaa : 1
@Marut_ : 1
@saggirex : 1
@vikramuk : 1
@krishna208 : 1
@ChandaDebabrata : 1
@somanathg : 1
@lifeisgr8nc : 1
@shyamsunderv : 1
@ramjoukani : 1
@FEEL4INDIA : 1
@Hindustani12 : 1
@dhruva91 : 1
@indianomad : 1
@Tasmayi : 1
@icountu : 1

Keep up the participation. We all can learn together more about Dharma.