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. (-5[1])These things are counted on beads in japa. (-5[1])The bīja- examples of these things contain (10[1])“seed syllables” 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 movement. For 10 (10[1])points, (10[1]-5[1])Aum is an example of what type (10[1])of sacred sounds, which are meditatively repeated? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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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= Average correct buzz position

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BRutgers B47-5
Mary ScheidelFordham APrinceton A (UG)55-5
Neilesh Shroti (UG)Columbia BLehigh A (UG)6210
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Penn A (DII)9210
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)NYU A (UG)93-5
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Penn B (DII)9310
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)10010
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Fordham A10810
Ishan Joshi (DII)Rutgers BNYU B1080
Ezra Greenhill (DII)Bard A (UG)Maryland B (DII)10810

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%33%89.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY850%0%38%96.75
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