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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Jainism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Draupadi</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Chishti</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Partaking</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Purusha</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>samsara</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hanuman</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sufism</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the supreme principle in Vaishnavism?

    <p>Vishnu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which school of Buddhism most emphasizes mindfulness and insight meditation?

    <p>Theravada</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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