Hindu and Yogic Concepts Quiz

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Who is known as the 'Lord of Yoga'?

  • Brahman
  • Ishwara (correct)
  • Krishna
  • Buddha

Which goddess is most associated with time and destruction?

  • Lakshmi
  • Kali (correct)
  • Devi
  • Draupadi

Who is considered the most famous Baul?

  • Buddha
  • Helena Blavatsky
  • Chishti
  • Lalon Sai (correct)

What out of the below is most emphasized as a path to enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism?

<p>Compassion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who among the below is a founder of the Theosophical Society?

<p>Henry Olcott (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which religion teaches a path to spiritual purity and enlightenment through disciplined nonviolence?

<p>Jainism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the wife of the Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata?

<p>Draupadi (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the term 'fakir' originally refer to before its transformation in Baul contexts?

<p>A poor renunciate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which text is translated into English as the 'Song of the Blessed One'?

<p>Bhagavad Gita (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most well-known Sufi order in India?

<p>Chishti (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What out of the below is most considered an 'enlightened being' often linked to lands, meditative objects, and symbols in Buddhism?

<p>a Buddha (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the literal meaning of 'bhakti' or devotional practice

<p>Partaking (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the cosmic 'person' in the Vedas and Upaniá¹£ads?

<p>Purusha (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the cycle of birth and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism?

<p>samsara (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the monkey-god who helps rescue Sita in the epic Ramayana?

<p>Hanuman (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the mystical dimension of Islam that often stresses internal self-reflection?

<p>Sufism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the 'tool' used in meditation or ritual as a symbol of a deity or cosmic idea in Hinduism and Buddhism?

<p>Veda (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the supreme principle in Vaishnavism?

<p>Vishnu (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which school of Buddhism most emphasizes mindfulness and insight meditation?

<p>Theravada (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was a seventh-century monk from China who traveled to India in search of Mahayana scriptures?

<p>Xuanzang (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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