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?

Compassion Signup and view all the answers

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

Henry Olcott Signup and view all the answers

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

Jainism Signup and view all the answers

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

Draupadi Signup and view all the answers

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

A poor renunciate Signup and view all the answers

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

Bhagavad Gita Signup and view all the answers

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

Chishti 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?

a Buddha Signup and view all the answers

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

Partaking Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the cosmic 'person' in the Vedas and Upaniṣads?

Purusha Signup and view all the answers

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

samsara Signup and view all the answers

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

Hanuman Signup and view all the answers

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

Sufism 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?

Veda Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the supreme principle in Vaishnavism?

Vishnu Signup and view all the answers

Which school of Buddhism most emphasizes mindfulness and insight meditation?

Theravada Signup and view all the answers

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

Xuanzang Signup and view all the answers