Question

Several of these things consist of “thirty-five, sixteen, six, five, four, two and one” units according to a text called Compendium of Substances. The Kali-Santarana Upanishad presents one of these things that can be used to remove the harmful influence of the Kali Yuga, or the present age. These things are counted on beads in japa. The bīja- examples of these (10[1])things (-5[1])contain “seed syllables” (-5[1])which are believed to contain a deity’s essence. One example of these things consists of three Sanskrit names and was popularized by the Hare Krishna (10[1])movement. For 10 points, Aum is an example of what type of sacred sounds, which are meditatively repeated? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: mantras [accept Ṇamōkāra mantra or Navkar mantra; accept any answers that give specific religions, such as Hindu mantras; prompt on prayers or chants; prompt on sacred sounds until read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA E6010
Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDClaremont B61-5
Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AUCLA C64-5
Alex Chen (DII)Claremont CUCLA B8910
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CClaremont A10710
Ishan Pachauri (DII)UCLA DUCLA A10810
Anna Figge (DII)Claremont BUCSD10810

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2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%92.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1267%0%17%87.75
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY8100%0%13%95.75
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%94.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY978%0%33%91.00