Question
A practice named for this act forms the basis of rāja yoga, the so-called “fourth” soteriological path to moksha, but is more commonly considered a means of attaining samādhi (“suh-MAH-dee”), a state of bliss. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Hindu epistemological concept roughly translatable as “contemplation” or “thought.” This word precedes the phrase “yo naḥ prachodayāt” (“yo nuh pruh-CHO-duh-yaht”) at the end of the Gāyatrī Mantra (“GUY-uh-tree MUN-truh”).
ANSWER: dhīḥ (“dee”) [accept word forms like dhīmahi or dhiyo; accept dhyāna yoga]
[10e] Dhīḥ is the root for dhyāna (“D’YAW-nuh”), the Indic name for this practice done as a means of attaining samādhi. This mindful, contemplative action for mental clarity and calm is often done sitting cross-legged.
ANSWER: meditation
[10m] The role of dhyāna in leading to samādhi and moksha is explained in a pada of Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtra with this name. Along with red kunkum (“KOONG-koom”), a sacred white ash powder of this name is applied to the forehead when visiting a temple.
ANSWER: vibhūti (“vib-BOO-tee”) [accept Vibhūtipadaḥ]
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Summary
2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 2 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
Illinois Blue | Notre Dame | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Chicago B | Purdue A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |