CULTURAL QA 01-2021-05 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Why is a Tirthankara called so in Jainism? A1 By Sri Naman Chakraborty UpdatedMay 18, 2020 This is a super interesting question. Let me try and explain this, with the help of a visual demo.Notice theAfghan soldier, walking through the shallow waters, trying to cross the Kabulriver? A specific part of a larger water body, which is shallow enough to allowpeople to walk-across, in Sanskrit, is called a ‘Tirtha’. That’s why, in earlier days,the places where one could cross a river or lake by foot, were called a Tirtha. Now hold on to this thought for a moment and read on. All ancient Indian beliefs concur that life is an unending cycle ofbirth, death and rebirth. The followers of Jainism take this belief further and reckon that human life is tethered to acontinuous cycle of rebirths and reincarnations – bonded tocrisscross the endless ocean of suffering, known as the Samsara. According to the Jain belief, there have been a select few, who did manage to decodeand hack this painful and complex system of crisscrossing the Samsara andgained eternal freedom, which is known as the Nirvana. Simply stating, these enlightened beings, thanks to their sheerperseverance and intellect, basically found a Tirtha, or a shallow part of theotherwise deep and limitless Samsara, to cross-over to the other side. So, these founders of Tirthaacross the Samsara - came to be known as Tirthankaras. According to Jain scriptures, there have been 24 such Tirthankaras in thecurrent age - the first one is known as Rishabhnatha ji and the 24th and thefinal is known as Mahaveera ji. Q2 What is the name of lord Shiva's trishul? A2 By Sri Dev Pandey on September10, 2019 The name of Shivas Trishulis VIJAY, Not Pinaak as few people think, this trishul is also eternallike Nag, Nandi, Vyaghrcharm of Shiva, No body made it but Shiva himself. This is eternal most powerfulweapon among all others like Bramhastra Vaishnavastra , Pashupatastra etc,Though Sudarshan Chakra and all other weapons, have been stopped or have notworked some time, like Vishnus Chakra has not hurt Maharishis Dadheehi who thandefeated Vishnu and It also could not hurt VeerBhadra when Vishnu hurled itover him at Daksha yagna. Yet there is no incident whenTrishul was stopped or any one escaped it, Once when Shiva was about to throw it on ShankhaChood a divine voicebegged him to not do so, it said Oh Pralayankar just your eye glance is capableof incinerating whole universe, If you will throw it on him, than maryada of Vishnu will bebroken as this daitya is wearing Narayan Kavach, hence to maintainrespect of Narayan kindly do not hurl it on him, Than Shree Hari himself askedthe Kavach from Shankhachood than Shiva dealt with him. The three shoolas of trishul allegorially are to free his Bhaktas fromall pain and misery traya taaps, Trishul destroys, Adhibhautik, Adhyatmic, andAdhidaiwik tapa papa. Shivas has this trishul for sake of good of his devoteesonly. Q3 What are some of theinteresting facts about India? A3 By Sri Harsh Anand on December19 2020 1) In each Indian currency banknotes, the amount is written in 15 languages on thebackside. The languages are written in an Alphabetical orders. 2) It takes Rs 1.11 to manufacture a coin of Re 1. The cost ofmanufacturing of a coin is worth more than its value. 3) It takes approximately 52seconds to sing our National Anthem. 4) Rajasthan is thelargest state in India, while Goa is the smallest. 5) The largest cricket stadium in the world is situated in India. It is a newly built stadium inAhemdabad, whose name is Sardar Patel Stadium (or Motera Stadium). Ithas a sitting capacity of 1,10,000. 6) The tallest statue in theworld is Statue of Unity. It is situated in Gujarat, India and it has a heightof 182 m. 7) There is a village namedSnapDeal.com in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was renamed to such a name because the e-commerce site installed 15 hand pumpsin the village, so that the natives can save themselves from travelling milesto fetch water. 8)The world's wettest place isMawsynram, which is a town inthe East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya in northeastern India. This placehas an average rainfall of 467.4 inch. Q4 Which is the oldest Shiva lingam and temple? A4 By Sri Rohan Goswami on December 26-2020. The oldest Shiva Lingam is in Parashurameshwara temple, Gudimallam, in a hillyforest about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. And the oldest temple is Mundeshwari temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti. Q5 Where was Lord Krishna buried? A5 By Vishnupriya Lakshmipriya Updated December 14-2020 Lord Krishna was not buried. Hewas cremated. According to the Mahabharata, a fight breaks out at a festival among theYadavas, who end up killing each other. Mistaking the sleeping Krishna for a deer, a hunter namedJara shoots an arrow that fatally injures him. Then he came andapologized to Krishna. Krishna said its ok and died. Then Jara did Antimsanskar of Krishna. Well but tohis Surprise, Lord Krishna's heart did not get cremated. So he floatedthe heart in the Arabian Sea. Later a priest saw it. The heart was very bright.Direct eyesight can definitely destroy the ability to see. Then the Priest without lookingat the heart applied clay on it and than he took it to the Jagannath temple. There, inside the idol of Krishna, the heart is kept. Once in nineteenth years, the heart is taken out andput into another idol with closed eyes. Once a priest took out theheat to clean and put it in another idol without closing his eyes. His eyesight was lostforever. And the big thing is This is not mythology. Scientists have discovered that there was really avery strong man who lived in vrindavan. And they even spoke to the priest someyears ago. According to the priest, the heart was really bright. Brighter thaneven the sun. Two months ago, a person a shadow of lord krishna in the templewhich was movinG Well nothing to get scared. People are mysterious to knowthe truth. I also visited the Templebut that time I was not that great devotee of lord Vishnu do I didn't caremuch….. Now I am suffering. I want to go there again. My note- What is told is a newinformation to me. Can be either correct ornot correct. Q6 Why did Rama divide the kingdom between Kush and Luv? A6 By Sri Varada Amonkar on December 19-2020. Lord Rama had two sons therefore he had to equally bestow and divide hiskingdom Ayodhya. Padma Purana states about sonsof Lord Rama. “Kusha and Lava were sons of Lord Rama; those of Lakshman wereAngad and Chandraketu; sons of Bharata were Taksha and Pushkar; and Subáhu andŚúrasen were Śatrughna’s sons.” Ayodhya was then abandonedafter Lord Rama went into Sarayu river with Bharata and Shatrughna and theirwives. Lord Rama made his son Lava ruler of Shravasti which was North Kosala .He also founded city of Lava puri. Kusha founded Kushavati(Kusasthali) placewhich became capital of Kosala kingdom. It is said Kusha ruled Kashmir, IndusRiver and Hindu Kush as frontier lands of India known as Hindu Kush Kshetra. Lord Lakshman's sons who were Angad and Chandraketu ruled countries nearHimalayas whose capital (s) were Angadi and Chandravaktra. Bharata's sonsTaksha and Pushkar were sovereigns of Gandharapradesh but they both livedwithin Takshashila and Pushkaravati. Śatrughna's sons Subahu and Surasen ruled Mathura. Lord Rama had four siblingstherefore kingdom had to be divided. Lord Rama was eldest son of Dashratha. Therefore Lava and Kushainherited their father's kingdom Kosala. Shatrughna slayed Lavana who was sonof demon Madhu and became ruler of Mathura therefore his sons inheritedMathura. Lord Lakshman's sons also ruled countries within Himalayas and maybewe may say these two sons founded these places or inherited these from theirfather. Source-Vishnu Purana and Uttar Ramayan Q7 What are some rarely known facts about Indian temples? A7 By Ari Narayan on October 23-2020. Most people can identify this structure. It is the magnificent Konark Surya Mandir. It was called the Black Pagoda by the sailors who came to the thenbustling port of Konark. It was built by Langula Narsimhadeva I of the GangaDynasty in 1250 CE. This was the original set up of the structure before itsdestruction. Such a design was common for Surya Mandirs and is also seen in theMartand Surya Mandir in Anantnag, Kashmir built by Lalitaditya Muktapida of theKarkota Dynasty in the 8th century. What now remains in Konark isonly the Jaga-Mohan. It is said that the Deul of the Mandir housed a Surya Pratima or idolwhich floated in air. It was supported by a huge 52 ton lodestone which wasfixed in the kalas or the dome of the structure. The magnet held together thestructure which was supported by iron pillars and rods. It also allowed themagnetic Sun idol to float. It is said that the rays of the Sun fell directlyupon it throughout the day for all 365 days of the year. The magnetic effect of thelodestone was so strong that it caused disturbance in the ships compasses those passed by the coast (Konark being a majorport at that time), thus making the navigation very difficult for the sailors. To save their trade and theirships, the Portuguese sailors destroyed the temple and took away the lodestone.The removal of the lodestone leads to the collapse of the main templestructure. Today, only the Jaga-Mohan and a part of the Natya Mandir remains. But this tells us the richarchitectural knowledge that our ancestors possessed. The use of magnets isstill not adopted in construction. But ancient Hindu structures show how theycould be used to help a structure stand and even float. If we look into ourpre-invasions history, we would discover many such wonders; some that survivedat least in the form of stories, others that tooktheir stories with them. Reference-loating idol of Konark, Konark temple floating idol, Konark Suntemple magnets Q8 What are some Indian cooking hacks? A8 Laavi Ton December 30-2020 Let's get started… Want to have very soft idlis Put a cloth on the idly mould and then pour the batter on that cloth. Don't ask the logicbehind this. But this definitely makes idlissofter. My note- But the cloth has to bereplaced periodically and washed regularly. 2. Want to have the tastiest puris If you are making puris to eat afterwards, add 2 spoons of besan to thewheat flour. It will enhance the taste. If you want to eat hot crispy puris.Add 2 spoons of maida and half spoon of sooji to the wheat flour. 3. Want to make buttermilk but do not have time to use blender Take curd in a glass. Use a spoon and mix the curd (Thick curd smoothensquickly). Add water, salt, lemon Juice and chat masala. 4. Making a hotel style gravy After sauteing the onions and adding masalas, add 1 spoon of besan andlet it fry in the oil before adding tomatoes. It will make the gravy richer,tastier and creamier. 5. Want to make a perfect daal Before serving the hot daal, squeeze half a lemon in the daal. It willmake it delicious. 6. Don't underestimate sugar For any curries/chutneys, just add a pinch of sugar. It will balance allthe spices and makes the dish delicious.(Don't do this daily, I don't want to you to increasethe intake of sugar) 7. Want to make a perfect winter chai In the boiling water add 1/4 spoon of black pepper with ginger, cardamomand sugar. After reducing the mixture add milk. 8. For delicious Rice Add a spoon of ghee and half spoon of salt in the water to make itricher. 9. Love black coffee but the coffee taste bitter. Add a pinch of salt in coffee. It cuts the bitterness. 10. If you have a wierd taste and you are a black coffee lover like me.Try this. Put a teaspoon of ghee (yes ghee) in black coffee. Deliciousness has anew taste now🥰 Disclaimer 1: Don't put ghee and salt into coffee at the same time. Wearen't making coffee soup. 😂 Disclaimer 2: Don't try coffee with ghee on empty stomach. I don't wantyou to vomit everywhere and put the blame on me. 🤦. Do one thing. Don't drink coffee with ghee. Disclaimer 3: Don't judge my other hacks by coffee+ghee choice. All otherhacks are experimented on other people. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 8-1-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 9-1-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/982734279.42138.1610170126017%40mail.yahoo.com.
