mantras - 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell

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 things contain “seed syllables” which (10[1])are believed to contain a deity’s essence. (-5[2])One example of these things consists of three Sanskrit names and was popularized by the Hare (10[1])Krishna (10[1])movement. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])Aum is an example of what type of sacred sounds, which are meditatively (-5[1])repeated? ■END■ (10[1]0[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]

= Average correct buzz position

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	78%	0%	33%	89.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	50%	0%	38%	96.75
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	6	100%	0%	33%	92.33
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	12	67%	0%	17%	87.75
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	8	100%	0%	13%	95.75
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	100%	0%	40%	94.40
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	9	78%	0%	33%	91.00

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Vincent Misterkiewicz	Cornell E	Cornell B	65	10
Quinn Vaughen	RIT B	Penn State	72	-5
Jake Cobovic	Binghamton C	U of Rochester B	72	-5
Ethan Maddox	U of Rochester A	RIT A	88	10
Pranaav Senthilkumar	Cornell C	Cornell F	89	10
Claire Chambers	Binghamton B	Syracuse	90	10
Riley Sherman	ESF	Binghamton A	90	10
Kritanu Saha	Cornell A	RIT C	93	10
Alec Riso	Cornell D	Cornell G	106	-5
Blake Savage	Cornell G	Cornell D	108	10
Gianna Pettine	U of Rochester B	Binghamton C	108	0
Grace Griffiths	Penn State	RIT B	108	0