Friday, April 24, 2015

Panchatantra, Hitopadesha and Jataka Katha.

#DharmaQuiz Session 330: 24-Apr-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2036: Panchatantra is ancient world's most famous set of moral fables (Niti). It's author Vishnu Sharma lived in BCE or CE? Ans: BCE - 3rd century BCE.

#DharmaQuiz 2037: Jataka Katha is an ancient Indian moral story collection. How many stories of wisdom does this collection have? Ans: 550 jatakas or tripitikas

#DharmaQuiz 2038: About 850 years ago, a famous scholar framed Hitopadesha Sanskrit fables. Name him. Ans: Narayana Bhatta.

#DharmaQuiz 2039: Two thirds of Panchatantra is 2 chapters involving friends.
Mitra Bheda and Mitra Samprapti. Which one is longer? Ans: Mitra Bheda. 45% of Panchatantra is just this chapter. 

#DharmaQuiz 2040: Panchatantra is the most translated old Indian literature.
Approximately to how many languages? Ans: 50 languages, with 3/4th of them being outside India.

Scores for session 330:
Sorry, did not score.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Akshaya Tritiya

#DharmaQuiz Session 329: 21-Apr-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2031: On #AkshayaTritiya, this benevolent Devi was said to be born. Name her. Ans: Devi Annapurna.
DQ 2031. Pic - aghori.it
#DharmaQuiz 2032: On #AkshayaTritiya, Jains give a ceremonial bath (Abhisheka) to Tirthankara Rishabhadeva. With which juice? Ans: Sugar cane juice.

#DharmaQuiz 2033: #AkshayaTritiya is when Ganga descended to earth. This is one of her origin points. Where is this? Ans: Gaumukh, Bhagirati's origin point. Bhagirati is one of Ganga's main starting tributaries.

DQ 2033. Pic - jyoti-kothari.hubpages.com
#DharmaQuiz 2034: He was made a custodian of wealth and property with Lakshmi on #AkshayaTritiya by Shiva. Who is he? Ans: Kubera.   

DQ 2034. Pic - blogspot.com
#DharmaQuiz 2035: On #AkshayaTritiya, Surya gifted a famous vessel to Yudhishtira. Name it. Ans: Akshaya Patra.

DQ 2035. Pic - Wiki
 Scores for session 329:
  1. @CJoshi28 : 5
  1. @yadavendraSS : 4
  2. @kmukundra : 4
  3. @stormylook : 4
  4. @karthikjana : 4
  1. @deshi_mangoman : 3
  1. @prasannarl1 : 2
  2. @vinodthakur3 : 2
  3. @GhostriderYahoo : 2
  4. @ChughShobu27 : 2
  5. @nandaakumar : 2
  6. @kpramodrai : 2
  7. @kirtweetz : 2
  8. @mpsharma56 : 2
  9. @rinku3009 : 2
  10. @bohrapankaj : 2
  11. @RAMESH4184 : 2
  12. @tweeteringuise : 2
  13. @gurudath29 :
  1. @developermv : 1
  2. @Harish8hs : 1
  3. @Vamsee9002 : 1
  4. @kharwar_banaras : 1
  5. @manoj_niketa : 1
  6. @BramhaKamal : 1
  7. @ashujoshi27 : 1
  8. @jain_hd : 1
  9. @Manjunaath : 1
  10. @SnghAP : 1
  11. @pareshmshah12 : 1
  12. @kkapilrai : 1
  13. @harishkrcr : 1
  14. @Rakesh_Hassan : 1
  15. @surimohnot : 1
  16. @abhilashbalu : 1
  17. @deepti_nainwal : 1
  18. @pinktoothjourno : 1
  19. @udayakandate : 1
  20. @Richanjgd : 1
  21. @Ay_Prashanth : 1
  22. @atul_doshi : 1
  23. @lalitadvani : 1
  24. @RaghuKandkur : 1
  25. @SonalShriv : 1
  26. @Chandra_bhs : 1
  27. @DharamaKshetra : 1
  28. @gorishankaryad1 : 1
  29. @anayaseth : 1
  30. @ispastwadi : 1
  31. @oojnas : 1
  32. @kartikanandan : 1
  33. @mithlm88 : 1

Hope you all had a great Akshaya Tritiya!

Friday, April 17, 2015

Cow in Hindu Culture.

#DharmaQuiz Session 328: 17-Apr-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2025: Name the cow that emerged from Samudra Manthan. Ans: Kamadhenu.

DQ 2025: Pic -Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2026: Which Bhagawan's name in India literally means "Protector of Cows" in Sanskrit? Ans:
Gopala - Krishna.

#DharmaQuiz 2027: Name the Jain Tirthankara who is identified uniquely using bull as his symbol. Ans: Rishabha or Adinatha.

DQ: 2027. Pic - herenow4u.net
#DharmaQuiz 2028: Name this son of Anusuya, who is worshiped as a great Guru, who is seen often with an adorable cow. Ans: Dattatreya.

DQ 2028. Pic - giri.in
Question 2029 skipped. 2025 was duplicate, so making up for that.

#DharmaQuiz 2030: Vedas term cow as: Aghnya (not to be killed), Ahi (not be slaughtered) & Aditi. Aditi means what? Ans: Aditi = the one that ought not to be cut into pieces. Aditi has other meanings, but in this cow context, this is the meaning.

Scores for session 328.
  1. @sankarbe : 5
  2. @karthikjana : 5
  3. @UKKishor : 5
  1. @IdamRashtray : 4
  2. @RAMESH4184 : 4
  3. @pramod_klr : 4
  4. @stormylook : 4
  1. @rahul_sane : 3
  2. @Simuntweets : 3
  3. @SnookyBangalore : 3
  4. @tweeteringuise : 3
  1. @nandaakumar : 2
  2. @seenu_d : 2
  3. @VJayVM : 2
  4. @rahultri1977 : 2
  5. ‏@mhveer_ : 2
  6. ‏@airwindcrazywal : 2
  7. @praveenbp21aug : 2
  8. @PoonamV_ : 2
  9. @mhveer_ : 2
  10. @anantyalagi : 2
  11. @dhpavan : 2
  12. @Sridhar_Salem : 2
  13. @rinku3009 : 2
  1. @Aamchigele : 2
  2. @ChauhanUpendra : 2
  1. @sharma__sanjay : 1
  2. @nrpurvi : 1
  3. @tradetoday99 : 1
  4. @gururaj_as : 1
  5. @hiriyal : 1
  6. @timmapuramreddy : 1
  7. @JagannathAjnabi : 1
  8. @Monique_essence : 1
  9. @demonhawk007 : 1
  10. @bohrapankaj : 1
  11. @drarora_gaurav : 1
  12. @Adroit_A : 1
  13. @SonalShriv : 1
  14. @vinodsharma1834 : 1
  15. @ys_sadalagi : 1
  16. @tweeteringuise : 1
  17. @SarojKarnataka : 1
  18. @Patriot84032974 : 1
  19. @RahulRBhasme : 1
  20. @deva1956 : 1
  21. @WyndTalkr : 1
  22. @IndiafirstVM : 1
  23. @ahmednkhan : 1
  24. @UshaSudarshan27 : 1
  25. @avaneeshraju : 1
  26. @Panchjanyaa : 1
  27. @nitintp : 1
  28. @siddhu2498 :1
  29. @khatvanga : 1
  30. @luvdheart : 1
  31. @JakaasJig : 1
  32. @rajeshkupadhyay : 1
  33. @itsapollo13 : 1
  34. @ganeshmahnar : 1
  35. @bhavikdwivedi : 1
  36. @praveenbp21aug : 1
  37. @avramesh : 1
  38. @HarishankarSY : 1
  39. @nikhil__13 : 1
  40. @UghraNarasimha : 1
  41. @dwimidhaM : 1
  42. @AmiSri : 1
  43. @sriram20 : 1
  44. @kiran_en25 : 1
  45. @Jitenderbharati : 1
  46. @kum_1_09 : 1
  47. @kagitapus : 1
  48. @magaxiom : 1
  49. @GreatHeretic : 1
  50. @puneethsamani : 1
Today it was a great turn out. Thanks for showing interest in go-mata related quiz. 

Friday, April 10, 2015

Hindu Gurus

#DharmaQuiz Session 327: 10-Apr-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2021: In which state of India did Shankara, Basaveshwara, Ramanuja and Vidyaranya inspire new temples, traditions and kingdoms? Ans: Karnataka

#DharmaQuiz 2022: This sant, born in the 18th century Rajasthan, wrote bhashya on Upanishads and Yoga. Name him. Ans: Sant Charandas.

DQ 2022: Pic - Wiki
DQ 2023: pic - Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2023: Name this Vaishnava saint, shishya of Chaitanya, who was from a Muslim family in today's Bangladesh. Ans: Haridasa Thakur.

#DharmaQuiz 2024: In which state of India you can find prominent ashrams of these two great Hindu thinkers and sants. Ans: Tamil Nadu. They are Swami Dayananda Saraswathi and Ramana Maharshi.

DQ 2024 - 1. Pic: arshavidyateertha.org
DQ 2024 - 2. Pic: dabase.org

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2025: Name this Vedic scholar who inspired Swarajya, wrote Satyarth Prakash and said "Go Back to Vedas". Ans: Swami Dayananda.

Scores for session 327:
  1. @karthikjana : 5
  1. @mdbiyani : 4
  2. @arunrush : 4
  3. @sriksvenkat : 4
  1. @pramod_klr : 3
  2. @RSomesh52 : 3
  3. @stormylook : 3
  1. @SanthoshPPrabhu : 2
  2. @Simuntweets : 2
  1. @Vivek_Analyst : 1
  2. @sudhirapai : 1
  3. @harishkrcr : 1
  4. @kousik20 : 1
  5. @aolpri : 1
  6. @vizagobelix : 1
  7. @KrishSuresh7 : 1
  8. @_manish25 : 1
  9. @crazydiode : 1
  10. @db_is_db : 1
  11. @anikethanbucki : 1
  12. @ultapultanikhil : 1
  13. @JpackJack : 1
  14. @gauranga10 : 1
  15. @conphucius : 1
  16. @RAMESH4184 : 1
  17. @gorishankaryad1 : 1
  18. @Sheks65 : 1
  19. @Nikhil_7D : 1
  20. @Bhaskarg77G : 1

Jai Gurudev!