Baps Sanstha
When was the BAPS sanstha founded?
1907, Bochasan
At what age, did he become the guru of the Swaminarayan sanstha
At age 83, he succeeded Pramukh Swami Maharaj as the guru of BAPS.
Which country is nicknamed "Land of the Midnight Sun"?
Norway
Parents name
Mother: Bhaktimata.
Father: Dharmadev.
You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Second
What does BAPS stand for?
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)
Mom and Dad's name
Mother: Dahibahen
Father: Manibhai
Where's the tallest building in the world located?
The United Arab Emirates!
Childhood Name
Childhood Name: Ghanshyam.
How can you go 10 days without sleep?
You sleep at night.
Name 3 BAPS international services
Medical service, educational service, disaster relief, tribal upliftment, Awareness programs on environment, parenting, education.
What was his sadhu and parshad name?
Parshad Name: Vinu Bhagat.
Sadhu Name: Sadhu Keshavjivandas
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
How many paramhansas did he initiate?
Paramhansas: Initiated more than 3,000 sadhus.
An Uber driver is going the opposite way down a one-way street. He passes five policemen along the way, none of which stops him. Why not?
Because the Uber driver was walking.
What is the principle of the BAPS sanstha?
To become aksharrup and offer upasana(worship) to Purushottam as a servant serves his master
When and where did he get his diksha?
On Yogiji Maharaj’s word, took parshad diksha at age 25 after completing his Bachelors degrees in Agriculture. (Gondal)
Which fruit contains the most potassium?
Kiwi!
Birth
Birth: 3 April 1781, Chaitra sud 9, Samvat 1837 (Ram Navmi), Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh.
If you have it, you don’t share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?
A Secret
What is the purpose of the BAPS sanstha?
To inspire people to live according to the Vedic Akshar Purushottam upasana as taught by Bhagwan Swaminarayan and to strive for the overall progress of society Also, to protect and nourish the values of traditional Indian cultures.
What is his principle as a guru?
Principles: To serve everyone and give kalyan to everyone without keeping any divisions of status, wealth, race or creed; unity and fraternity (samp, suhradbhav and ekta); to see all as divine (divyabhav); to see all others as great (mahima) and to live as a servant of all (dasbhav).
In what year was the first iPhone released
2007
Name at least 5 of his different names
Other Names: Nilkanth Varni, Sarjudas, Shri Hari, Narayan Muni, Sahajanand Swami, Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Shriji Maharaj, Harikrishna Maharaj, etc.
The person who makes it has no need of it, and neither does the person who buys it. But the person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.