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Arya Samaj ( Hindi: आर्य समाज, lit. 'Noble Society', IAST: Ārya Samāja) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the sannyasi (ascetic) Dayanand Saraswati in the 1870s.
Dayanand Saraswati (pronunciation ⓘ) (born Mool Shankar Tiwari; 12 February 1824 – 30 October 1883), was a Hindu philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of Hinduism.
Feb 12, 2024 · Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, born as Mula Shankar on February 12, 1824, in Tankara, Gujarat, was a prominent social reformer and the founder of the Arya Samaj. His life and work have left an indelible mark on Indian society, and his contributions continue to be relevant today.
Jun 7, 2024 · Arya Samaj, vigorous reform movement of modern Hinduism, founded in 1875 by Dayananda Sarasvati, whose aim was to reestablish the Vedas, the earliest Hindu scriptures, as revealed truth. He rejected all later accretions to the Vedas as degenerate but, in his own interpretation, included much.
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Jun 7, 2024 · Dayananda Sarasvati (original name Mula Sankara), Hindu ascetic and social reformer who was the founder (1875) of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement advocating a return to the temporal and spiritual authority of the Vedas, the earliest scriptures of India.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life, beliefs and achievements of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the Hindu religious leader and Vedic scholar who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875. The Arya Samaj was a reform movement that aimed to purify Hinduism and promote social justice, education and nationalism.
Maharshi Swami Dayanand, founder of the Arya Samaj was one of the very few great-enlightened men of the world who sacrificed everything for the emancipation of mankind. He was a great scholar, a yogi, a philosopher, a social reformer, a great orator and a foremost political thinker.
