Theme: Guru Shishya Parampara and Sampradaya

DharmaQuiz Session 301: 14-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1891: In Hindu sampradaya, Guru gives initiation to Shishya into a specific parampara. What's the Samskrita word for initiation? Ans: Diksha.

#DharmaQuiz 1892: Name the shishya of Adi Shankara, who started the Dwaraka pitha's Kitavala Guru- Shishya sampradaya. Ans: Hastamalaka Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 1893: Name any one Vaishnava Guru-Shishya sampradaya that has been running for more than 500 years. Ans: Gaudiya sampradaya (Madhwacharya started it). Ramanandi sampradaya (Ramanujacharya a part of it). Pustimarga sampradaya (Vallabhacharya started it).

#DharmaQuiz 1894: Before Swaminarayan started Swaminarayan sampradaya under Guru Ramanand Swami, what was this sampradaya called? Ans: Uddhav Sampradaya.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1895: Name any 1 famous Guru, for whom temples exist, who did not belong to any traditional sampradaya. Ans: Shirdi Sai Baba, Narayana Guru, Puttaparthi Satya Sai Baba.

Answers to session 301:

1. ‏@man8shree : 5

1. @Mamdhata : 4
2. @Simuntweets : 4
3. @GuruCharan99 : 4

1. @SwathiRagha : 3
2. @Telugutalli : 3
3. ‏@anasrini : 3

1. ‏@jgdanjesh : 2
2. @tanksalikv : 2

1. @_shomy : 1
2. @tmsatagoapan : 1
3. @ParambathP : 1
4. @aravozhukkam : 1
5. ‏@ddpatel1120 : 1
6. @nityaism : 1
7. @iMumbaykar : 1
8. @schandrask : 1
9. @BogleSidha : 1
10. @Archana1207 : 1
11. @Eagleeye47 : 1
12. @vjchats : 1
13. @rajizm : 1
14. ‏@raamss : 1
15. ‏@yenkak : 1
16. @ParthiVasudev : 1
17. ‏@anasrini : 1
18. @nikhil__13 : 1
19. @sharan070192 : 1

Shri Gurubhyo namah.. Harih om!

DharmaQuiz Session 95: 18-Oct-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 75 updates.

Session 95: October 18,  2011
Theme: Famous Disciples of Indian Dharma Gurus

1. Name Buddha's principle disciple, who was referred as "Guardian of the Dharma". a)Nagarjuna b)Sariputta c)Ananda  #DharmaQuiz 827. Ans: c - Ananda
2. Name Adi Shankara's famous disciple who became the 1st Shankaracharya of Dwaraka peetha. e)Nandi f)Hastamalaka g)Sureshwara  #DharmaQuiz 828. Ans: f - Hastamalaka
3. Name the ultra famous disciple of Shri Ramakrishna, who composed "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" aarti for his guru. #DharmaQuiz 829. Ans: Vivekananda
4. Name the disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, who preached Krishna tradition to the west. g)Prabhupada h)Aurobindo i)Osho  #DharmaQuiz 830. Ans: g - Shrila Prabhupada
5. Name 2 famous disciples of Vidyaranya, who were converted back from Islam by their Guru to form Vijayanagara kingdom #DharmaQuiz 831. Ans: Harihara (Hakka) Raya and Bukka Raya

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

• @amitgupta_lnct : 4
• @surenc1974 : 4
• @bhaviknz : 4
• @saurabhvc : 4
• @sharathinindia : 4
• @hindu_tweeter : 4 
• @DevNakshi : 3
• @clumsycoder : 3
• @wavehit : 2
• @man0jsharma : 2
• @Susri1210 : 2
• @mediacrooks : 2
• @upendrverma : 2
• @Sharma_spks : 2
•  @melatturng : 1
• @kishan_harathi : 1
• @jaideepb : 1
• @dimpsdawns : 1
• @Dadlany : 1
• @Dhruv_rathore : 1
• @mayaadvaita : 1
• @BKrtik : 1
• @Dhruv_rathore : 1
• @bhootnath : 1
• @appu_sivamani : 1
• @manohar_sram : 1
• @TrueNationalist : 1
• @Equateall : 1
• @sgdas2004 : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! I wonder why no one scored cent percent in this quiz:)

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. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. 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.