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Vaiṣṇavism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vaiṣṇavism is rooted in the Vedas

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Important sources of Vaiṣṇava beliefs and practices are ...

a)

some of the Purāṇas

b)

the Itihāsas

c)

some of the Āgamas

3.

Vaiṣṇavism attributes all of the major Purāṇas equal importance

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Vaiṣṇava philosophy is rooted in Vedānta

a)

true

b)

false

5.

The founding Ācāryas of the Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas were both Vaiṣṇavas and Vedantins

a)

true

b)

false

6.

All Vaiṣṇavism agree that ...

a)

Viṣnu/Nārāyaṇa/Kṛṣṇa is the supreme reality

b)

the jīva is eternally bound by karma in the wheel of saṃsāra

c)

the supreme liberation consists of dissolving into the formless Brahman

d)

eternal loving service to God is the supreme goal of live

7.

An unbroken chain of Guru-śiśya (teacher-disciple) relationships through which a religious tradition is transmitted via formal initiation:

a)

Paramparā

b)

Paramapada

c)

Paramabhāva

8.

Atma Kriya Yoga is a ...

a)

Paramparā

b)

Sampradāya

9.

There exists a Paramparā in the Śrī Sampradāya

a)

true

b)

false

10.

The Divine origin of the Śri Sampradāya is ...

a)

Mahā Lakṣmī

b)

Sanat Kumāra

c)

Brahmā

d)

Śiva

11.

The founding Ācārya of the Kumāra Sampradaya is ...

a)

Nimbārka Ācārya

b)

Madhva Ācārya

c)

Vallabha Ācārya

d)

Rāmānuja Ācārya

12.

The founding Ācārya of the Brahmā Sampradaya is ...

a)

Nimbārka Ācārya

b)

Madhva Ācārya

c)

Vallabha Ācārya

d)

Rāmānuja Ācārya

13.

The founding Ācārya of the Rudra Sampradaya is ...

a)

Nimbārka Ācārya

b)

Madhva Ācārya

c)

Vallabha Ācārya

d)

Rāmānuja Ācārya

14.

The founding Ācārya of the Śrī Sampradaya is ...

a)

Nimbārka Ācārya

b)

Madhva Ācārya

c)

Vallabha Ācārya

d)

Rāmānuja Ācārya

15.

The Gauḍiya Sampradāya is an offshoot of the ...

a)

Kumāra Sampradāya

b)

Brahmā Sampradāya

c)

Rudra Sampradāya

d)

Śrī Sampradāya

16.

In each of the Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas, the founding Deity is also worshipped as the Supreme Deity

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas disagree on ...

a)

how the one Supreme Reality manifests diversity

b)

whether God ultimately has a form and attributes

c)

who the Supreme Deity is

18.

Philosophies expounded by the Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas:

a)

Viśiṣṭadvaita Vedānta

b)

Dvaitādvaita Vedānta

c)

Dvaita Vedānta

d)

Advaita Vedānta