Gurus
Which guru first publicly identified Gunatitanand Swami as Mul Akshar?
Bhagatji Maharaj
How many Vachanamruts are there?
273
How old was Nilkanth Varni when he began his pilgrimage?
11
In what year was BAPS established?
1907
Before becoming a sadhu, I studied at an agricultural college.
Mahant Swami Maharaj
What was Yogi Bapa's diksha name?
Sadhu Gnanjivandas
How many verses are in the Shikshapatri?
212
How long did Nilkanth Varni's pilgrimage last?
7 years, 1 month, 11 days
Where and when was the first BAPS mandir built?
Bochasan; June 5th, 1907
Bhagatji Maharaj
What was Shastriji Maharaj's name before becoming a sadhu?
Dungar Bhakta
Which scripture is primarily a collection of Bhagwan Swaminarayan's spiritual discourses?
Vachnamrut
Approximately how many miles (or kilometers) did Nilkanth Varni travel?
Around 8,000 miles (about 12,800 km)
Why was the first BAPS mandir significant?
It was the first mandir with Akshar and Purushottam installed together as the central deities.
"I was a poet, musician, and one of Bhagwan Swaminarayan's most well-known paramhansas. I wrote many kirtans still sung today."
Brahmanand Swami
Which guru served as the president of BAPS for over 45 years?
Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Name the five paramhansas who compiled the Vachanamrut.
Muktanand Swami
Gopalanand Swami
Nityanand Swami
Shukanand Swami
Brahmanand Swami
Who initiated Nilkanth Varni into the sadhu fold?
Ramanand Swami
Name the five shikharbaddh mandirs built by Shastriji Maharaj and IN ORDER (not baggs)
Bochasan, Sarangpur, Gondal, Atladra, Gadhada
Gunatitanand Swami
Put these events in order:
BAPS founded (1907) → Yogiji Maharaj (1951) → Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1971) → Mahant Swami Maharaj (2016)
Name the 10 sections of the Vachanamrut.
Gadhada I, Gadhada II, Gadhada III, Sarangpur, Kariyani, Loya, Panchala, Vadtal, Ahmedabad, Jetalpur
During Nilkanth Varni's pilgrimage, he met many spiritual leaders. Name the village where he met Ramanand Swami's disciples and identify those two disciples.
Loj; Muktanand Swami and Sukhanand Swami
Who laid the foundation for the worldwide BAPS youth activities we have today?
Yogiji Maharaj
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