Brahmo Samaj
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Brahmo Samaj is a social movement founded in This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...Calcutta, The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...India in Events January 4 _ The Vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Comte de Villèle as Prime Minister of France. ...1828 by Indian reformer Ram Mohan Roy died in Bristol, England, where this statue of him stands. ...Raja Ram Mohan Roy. He was influenced by western thought and was one of the first Indians to visit World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...Europe. He died in Bristol is a port city in south_western England, on the River Avon. ...Bristol, Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population _ Total (2001) _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England. The Brahmo Samaj movement thereafter resulted in the Brahmo religion in 1850 founded by DwarkaNath Tagore _ better known as the father of Rabindranath Tagore.
The popularity of the Brahmo Samaj grew as a result of a sense of stagnation in the Hindu social system of The word Caste is derived from the Portuguese word casta, meaning lineage, breed or race. ...castes and the raising of a new class of educated Indians that resulted from the occupation by the The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...British Empire. Its prime belief is that there is only one This article focuses on the monotheistic concept of a singular God. ...God. It rejected the The Vedas are part of the Hindu Shruti; these religious scriptures form part of the core of the Brahminical and Vedic traditions within Hinduism and are the inspirational, metaphysical and mythological foundation for later Vedanta, Yoga, Tantra and even Bhakti forms of Hinduism. ...Vedas, the The word Caste is derived from the Portuguese word casta, meaning lineage, breed or race. ...caste system, Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ...polytheism, Idolatry is a term used by many religions to describe the worship of a false deity, which is an affront to their understanding of divinity. ...idol worship, and the belief in The law of Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म), or Kamma (Pali) originated in the Vedic system of religion, otherwise known as Hinduism. ...karma and In Hinduism, an Avatar is defined as the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. ...avatars.
The principles of Brahmo Samaj are:
- There is only one God, who is the creator, and the saviour of this world. He is spirit, infinite in power, wisdom, love, justice and holiness, omnipresent, eternal and blissful;
- The human soul is immortal and capable of infinite progress, and is responsible to God for its doings.;
- Man's happiness in this and the next world consists in worshipping God in spirit and in truth;
- Loving God, holding communion with Him, and carrying out His will in all the concerns of life, constitute true worship;
- No created object is to be worshipped as God, and God alone is to be considered as infallible.
Rabindranath Tagore (or Rabindranath Thakur) (May 6, 1861 – August 7, 1941), also called Gurudev, was an Indian poet, Brahmo philosopher and nationalist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, becoming the first Asian to be awarded a Nobel Prize. ...Rabindranath Tagore and Satyajit Ray (May 2, 1921 _ April 23, 1992) was a Bengali film director whose films are perhaps the greatest testament to Bengali and Indian cinema. ...Satyajit Ray were a few luminaries of the Brahmo Samaj.
External links
- Information website (http://www.geocities.com/india-pil/brahmo/)
- Official website (http://www.thebrahmosamaj.org/)
