Contribution of Swami Dayanand in the Field of Arya Samaj
Contribution of Swami Dayanand in the field of Arya Samaj
Swami Dayananda's creation, the Arya Samaj, unequivocally condemns, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimages, priest craft, offerings made in temples, the caste system, untouchability, child marriages and discrimination against women on the grounds that all these lacked Vedic sanction. The Arya Samaj discourages dogma and symbolism and encourages skepticism in beliefs that run contrary to common sense and logic. To many people, the Arya Samaj aims to be a "universal society" based on the authority of the Vedas.
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Contribution of Swami Dayanand in the field of Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April, 1875. He was a sanyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity). There are 3–4 million followers of Arya Samaj worldwide.
Swami Dayanand’s aim in founding the Arya Samaj was to “organize a society which would devote itself to bettering and raising mankind, specially the Hindu community”. Samaj means a society, and Arya means noble-that is, a society of the noble. He wanted to regenerate the people of India. Members of the Arya Samaj are to believe in one God, and to read the Vedas, as well as recite the Vedas to others. Every Arya Samaji should be interested not in his own welfare alone, but in the physical, material and spiritual progress of other human beings as well. The well-being of society becomes more important than one’s own selfish interest.
There are no elaborate theoretical doctrines in the Arya Samaj, nor is it centered on any one person. The Arya Samaj movement spread rapidly in various parts of India. Arya Samaj a progressive faith was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Rarely in history has one single person come to be so totally identified with the social and oral revival of a nation as Swami
Swami Dayananda's creation, the Arya Samaj, unequivocally condemns, animal sacrifice, ancestor worship, pilgrimages, priest craft, offerings made in temples, the caste system, untouchability, child marriages and discrimination against women on the grounds that all these lacked Vedic sanction. The Arya Samaj discourages dogma and symbolism and encourages skepticism in beliefs that run contrary to common sense and logic. To many people, the Arya Samaj aims to be a "universal society" based on the authority of the Vedas.
Vandana
M.A (Hindi)
M.A (English)
M.A (Education)
Pursing PhD (Education)
Contribution of Swami Dayanand in the field of Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April, 1875. He was a sanyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity). There are 3–4 million followers of Arya Samaj worldwide.
Swami Dayanand’s aim in founding the Arya Samaj was to “organize a society which would devote itself to bettering and raising mankind, specially the Hindu community”. Samaj means a society, and Arya means noble-that is, a society of the noble. He wanted to regenerate the people of India. Members of the Arya Samaj are to believe in one God, and to read the Vedas, as well as recite the Vedas to others. Every Arya Samaji should be interested not in his own welfare alone, but in the physical, material and spiritual progress of other human beings as well. The well-being of society becomes more important than one’s own selfish interest.
There are no elaborate theoretical doctrines in the Arya Samaj, nor is it centered on any one person. The Arya Samaj movement spread rapidly in various parts of India. Arya Samaj a progressive faith was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Rarely in history has one single person come to be so totally identified with the social and oral revival of a nation as Swami
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