Let's get on with today's set then.
Q1. This work originally written in Arabic, was a rage among alchemists in Europe. Many believed that this text contained "Prima Materia", or the explanation of world's creation. The original form written by Hermes Trismegistus is said to be missing, leading to Many imaginative interpretations of its appearance.
A certain group of travellers inspired by this text, named their group after some lines in its Latin translation.
Which group is it, whose Members have a thing for confusing genealogies ?
Q2. The very Ist one had Bull as symbol, next had Elephant, Horse, and so on, while the last one had Lion as symbol. There are only 24 such symbols, and are of utmost importance in a certain religion. What are we talking about?
Q3. Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru are recurring figures in Confucianism and Buddhist literature.
They were popularized by many famous people, most notably Mahatma Gandhi. They have also found their way into computers. What is being talked about here?
Q4. The Buddhist hell, Naraka in Sanskrit) or Niraya (in Pali) consists of two divisions : the cold and hot Narakas, with each division having 8 levels ; A person is sent to each division based on his deeds.
A is the lowest level of hot Naraka, which is the uninterrupted naraka, where beings are roasted here in an immense blazing surface and condemned to terrible suffering.
Coincidentally, A is also the stage name of a famous European artist. A said that this name was suggested to him by a friend, who was searching for a cool MySpace username.
A was one of the Most popular artists and is still remembered to this day.
Identify A.
5. It has always been a famous pilgrimage site for the Hindus living in the state since the 7th century. There are various temples and pilgrimage sites all over India but, this one stands out. "X" is a collection of enormous bas-relief carvings on the side of the rocky hills.
The archaeologists are not clear about the formation of the carvings on the rock. Legend has it that, once upon a time, Lord Shiva was going to Kashi hills along with one crore Gods and Goddesses. They stopped by at the "Y" hills for some rest. Shiva ordered the Gods and Goddesses to wake up before sunrise and proceed for Kashi hills.
It is said that in the morning, except Shiva himself, no one else could get up so Lord Shiva set out for Kashi himself cursing the others to become stone images. As a result we have one less than a crore stone images and carvings at X. These carvings are located at a beautifully landscaped forest area with green vegetation all around which add to the beauty of the carvings. Give X and Y.
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Answers
1. Sic Mundus
How can you not start with a DARK reference 🤷♀️
2. The 24 Jain Tirthankars
3. The three monkeys! 🙈🙉🙊
4. Tim Bergling aka AVICII
5. X - Unakoti,Tripura
Y- Raghunandan
(The founder of this blog has a special place for Tripura ❣)
-SM
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