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Śrī Vaiṣṇava Theology

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

God is both transcendent (beyond this world) as well as immanent (found in this world)

a)

true

b)

false

2.

God's ultimate transcendent form which abides eternally in Vaikuṇṭha is called ...

a)

Para-Vāsudeva

b)

Saṁkarṣaṇa

c)

Pradyumna

d)

Aniruddha

3.

Jñāna (omniscience), Bala (omnipotence), Aiśvarya (lordship), Śakti (creative power), Vīrya (immutability) and Tejas (splendor) ...

a)

constitute God's Svarūpa (inherent nature)

b)

refer to the principal attributes of God (Śad-guṇas)

4.

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

a)

Svarūpa ... Svabhāva

b)

Svabhāva ... Svarūpa

5.

The Vyūha forms are a manifestation of the Supreme Being into different forms which carry specific functions in relation to the universe

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Vyūha-Vāsudeva is regarded as virtually identical to Para-Vāsudeva, thus some Ācāryas speak of only three Vyūhas

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Saṁkarṣaṇa is primarily endowed with ...

a)

Jñana and Bala (omniscience and omnipote)

b)

Aiśvarya and Vīrya (lordship and immutability)

c)

Śakti and Tejas (creative power and splendor)

8.

Pradyumna is primarily endowed with ...

a)

Jñana and Bala (omniscience and omnipote)

b)

Aiśvarya and Vīrya (lordship and immutability)

c)

Śakti and Tejas (creative power and splendor)

9.

Aniruddha is primarily endowed with ...

a)

Jñana and Bala (omniscience and omnipote)

b)

Aiśvarya and Vīrya (lordship and immutability)

c)

Śakti and Tejas (creative power and splendor)

10.

The Vibhava Āvatara is God's manifestation ...

a)

which assumes a body similar to those of human beings or animals in the material world

b)

as the indweller of the jīva

c)

as iconic embodiment

11.

God's manifestation as Antaryāmin ...

a)

is the witness of the jīva's actions

b)

is the indweller of the jīva

c)

dictates the jīva to act in a certain way

12.

'Antaryāmin' and 'Paramātma' are often used synonymously

a)

true

b)

false

13.

God's manifestation in the form of a mūrti (idol) is called ...

a)

Antaryāmin

b)

Arca

c)

Vyūha

d)

Āsana

14.

While all manifestations of God ultimately stem from the same Supreme Lord, they vary in terms of their accessibility

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Guruji has personally added the forms of ... to the five forms of God traditionally taught in Śrī Vaiṣṇavism

a)

Nam and Śastra

b)

Antaryāmin and Arca

c)

Vyūha and Antaryāmin

d)

Arca and Vibhava Āvatara

16.

The eternally free souls, which have never been in saṃsāra are called ...

a)

nitya sūri

b)

mukta

c)

baddha

17.

The jīvas which have been liberated from saṃsāra and serve the Lord in His transcendental abode are called ...

a)

nitya sūri

b)

mukta

c)

baddha

18.

The jīvas which are bound by beginning-less karma in the wheel of saṃsāra

a)

nitya sūri

b)

mukta

c)

baddha

19.

In the liberated state aimed, the jīva always loses it’s individual identity and merges with God

a)

true

b)

false

20.

In the bound state, the jīva fully identifies itself with matter

a)

true

b)

false

21.

It is ... which compels the jīva to behave in a way that perpetuates its bondage.

a)

avidyā

b)

jñana

c)

vidya

22.

The Charama Śloka in Chapter 18, Verse 66 of the Bhagavad Gītā ...

a)

conveys the supremely merciful nature of the Lord

b)

is the most important verse of the Bhagavad Gītā for Śri Vaiṣnavas

c)

briefly hints at Śaraṇāgati (complete surrender at the Feet of the Lord)

23.

The jīva's Dharmi-Jñāna ...

a)

refers to its sense of self-awareness

b)

refers to that awareness which reveals external objects and the jiva's relationship with them

c)

always remains intact, also in a liberated state

24.

The jīva's Dharma-Bhūta-Jñāna refers to ...

a)

its sense of self-awareness

b)

that awareness which reveals external objects and the jiva's relationship with them

25.

In the liberated state, the jīva's Dharma-Bhūta-Jñāna extends to that of God's

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Liberation in its true sense occurs upon death when one attains a spiritual body and renders eternal service to the Lord in paramapada, Vaikuṇṭha.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

In Śri Vaiṣṇavism as interpreted by Guruji, loving service to God is seen as ...

a)

a means to attain something else

b)

the ultimate goal itself