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WorksheetsŚrī Vaiṣṇava Theology
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
God is both transcendent (beyond this world) as well as immanent (found in this world)
true
false
God's ultimate transcendent form which abides eternally in Vaikuṇṭha is called ...
Para-Vāsudeva
Saṁkarṣaṇa
Pradyumna
Aniruddha
Jñāna (omniscience), Bala (omnipotence), Aiśvarya (lordship), Śakti (creative power), Vīrya (immutability) and Tejas (splendor) ...
constitute God's Svarūpa (inherent nature)
refer to the principal attributes of God (Śad-guṇas)
Rāmānuja uses the term ... when discussing God's inherent essential nature, while he employs the term ... when referring to God's transcendent greatness in relation to the world
Svarūpa ... Svabhāva
Svabhāva ... Svarūpa
The Vyūha forms are a manifestation of the Supreme Being into different forms which carry specific functions in relation to the universe
true
false
Vyūha-Vāsudeva is regarded as virtually identical to Para-Vāsudeva, thus some Ācāryas speak of only three Vyūhas
true
false
Saṁkarṣaṇa is primarily endowed with ...
Jñana and Bala (omniscience and omnipote)
Aiśvarya and Vīrya (lordship and immutability)
Śakti and Tejas (creative power and splendor)
Pradyumna is primarily endowed with ...
Jñana and Bala (omniscience and omnipote)
Aiśvarya and Vīrya (lordship and immutability)
Śakti and Tejas (creative power and splendor)
Aniruddha is primarily endowed with ...
Jñana and Bala (omniscience and omnipote)
Aiśvarya and Vīrya (lordship and immutability)
Śakti and Tejas (creative power and splendor)
The Vibhava Āvatara is God's manifestation ...
which assumes a body similar to those of human beings or animals in the material world
as the indweller of the jīva
as iconic embodiment
God's manifestation as Antaryāmin ...
is the witness of the jīva's actions
is the indweller of the jīva
dictates the jīva to act in a certain way
'Antaryāmin' and 'Paramātma' are often used synonymously
true
false
God's manifestation in the form of a mūrti (idol) is called ...
Antaryāmin
Arca
Vyūha
Āsana
While all manifestations of God ultimately stem from the same Supreme Lord, they vary in terms of their accessibility
true
false
Guruji has personally added the forms of ... to the five forms of God traditionally taught in Śrī Vaiṣṇavism
Nam and Śastra
Antaryāmin and Arca
Vyūha and Antaryāmin
Arca and Vibhava Āvatara
The eternally free souls, which have never been in saṃsāra are called ...
nitya sūri
mukta
baddha
The jīvas which have been liberated from saṃsāra and serve the Lord in His transcendental abode are called ...
nitya sūri
mukta
baddha
The jīvas which are bound by beginning-less karma in the wheel of saṃsāra
nitya sūri
mukta
baddha
In the liberated state aimed, the jīva always loses it’s individual identity and merges with God
true
false
In the bound state, the jīva fully identifies itself with matter
true
false
It is ... which compels the jīva to behave in a way that perpetuates its bondage.
avidyā
jñana
vidya
The Charama Śloka in Chapter 18, Verse 66 of the Bhagavad Gītā ...
conveys the supremely merciful nature of the Lord
is the most important verse of the Bhagavad Gītā for Śri Vaiṣnavas
briefly hints at Śaraṇāgati (complete surrender at the Feet of the Lord)
The jīva's Dharmi-Jñāna ...
refers to its sense of self-awareness
refers to that awareness which reveals external objects and the jiva's relationship with them
always remains intact, also in a liberated state
The jīva's Dharma-Bhūta-Jñāna refers to ...
its sense of self-awareness
that awareness which reveals external objects and the jiva's relationship with them
In the liberated state, the jīva's Dharma-Bhūta-Jñāna extends to that of God's
true
false
Liberation in its true sense occurs upon death when one attains a spiritual body and renders eternal service to the Lord in paramapada, Vaikuṇṭha.
true
false
In Śri Vaiṣṇavism as interpreted by Guruji, loving service to God is seen as ...
a means to attain something else
the ultimate goal itself
