SishyAs of RAmAnujar
Divya Desams (DD)
AchAryAs
General
Philosophy
100
His parents named him SrivathsAnkan
Who was KUrathAzhvAn?
100
In this DD the Lord had assumed a sitting posture on Adhi SEshan
What is ThiruvaraguNamangai?
100
This AchArya is also known as "SrisailapUrNar"
Who was Thirumalai Nambi?
100
He was the first AzhvAr to be born in Kali Yugam
Who was NammAzhvAr?
100
1. The main objective of human being is……….
What is attaining Moksham?
200
He was born in 1027 and was named DAsarathi
Who was MudhaliyANdAn?
200
This DD is known as Pancha kshEthram
What is ThirukurugUr?
200
Swami Desika refers to the disciples of this Acharya to an instrument called Kaalaham and valampuri sanku (the right-curling Conch)
Who was NAthamunigaL?
200
Bharatha installed Rama's Padukas on the throne at this place after meeting Rama at Chitrakootam
What is NandhigrAmam?
200
2. The most important principle (pradhAna paritantra) of our sampradAyA is ………………………
What is the body/soul relationship or sarira/sarIri bhava
300
He was Madura Mangalam Kamala Nayana Battar's son
Who was Govindan/EmbAr?
300
In this DD the Lord present himself in a reclining posture resting on His left arm
What is ThiruvattAru
300
He is the author of Thathva Muktha KalApam
Who was SWamy Desikan?
300
This son of DhritharAshtrA declared the staking of Dhraupathi was illegal
Who was VikarNA?
300
The three qualities of Matter are……………
What are Sattva, Rajas and Thamas
400
His name was PraNathArthiharan
Who was Kidambi AchAn?
400
Swamy Desikan refers this DD as "GOpa Nagaram"
What is ThirukOvalUr
400
As a teenager he challenged the royal priest Akkiyalvan of the Pandya king
Who was ALavandhAr?
400
This AzhvAr sent the cloud as messenger to the Lord of ThiruvEnkatam
Who was AndAL? (NAchiyAr Thirumozhi 8th decad)
400
4. There are 2 types of creations: aggregate creation and individual creation. They are…………..
What are Samashti srishti and vyashti srishti?
500
Ramanujar appointed him as Ubhaya SimhAsanAthipathi and gave him the charge of propgation of Sri Bashyam and Bhagavath Vishayam
Who was ThirukurugaipirAnpiLLAn?
500
This DD PerumAL is known as "AkkAraKani"
What is Thirukadigai?
500
He was born at Tiruvellarai , near Tiruchi in the Tamil month of Chitrai under the constellation Kritthika. It was the year Prabhava (886 AD). His parents named him Pundarikakshan
Who was UyyakoNdAr?
500
This AzhvAr prided himself as a "Great Thamizhan"
What was BhudhathAzhvAr?
500
5. The Upanishads are of three types. One of them describes the relationship between Brahman (Ishwara) and Jivathma (Chit) & Matter (Achit) as that of Soul and the Body.
What is Ghataka Sruthi?
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