Satyarth Prakash
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Satyarth Prakash is a seminal Hindu reformist text authored by Swami Dayanand Saraswati that critiques orthodox practices and advocates a return to the Vedas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Satyarth Prakash canonical | 2 |
| Satyartha Prakasha | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu reformist text
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book ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| altName |
The Light of Truth
ⓘ
surface form:
Light of Truth
Satyarth Prakash ⓘ
surface form:
Satyartha Prakasha
|
| associatedWith | Arya Samaj ⓘ |
| author | Swami Dayanand Saraswati ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Hindu reform
ⓘ
critique of religious orthodoxy ⓘ return to the Vedas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| critiques |
caste-based discrimination
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idol worship ⓘ polytheism ⓘ ritualism ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Vedic monotheism
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rejection of later Puranic practices ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical literature
ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentaries | multiple Arya Samaj scholars ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century Hindu reform ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu reform movements in North India
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social reform in colonial India ⓘ |
| inspired | Arya Samaj educational institutions ⓘ |
| keyFigureDescribed | Vedic rishis ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| movement | Arya Samaj ⓘ |
| opposes |
animal sacrifice
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child marriage ⓘ untouchability ⓘ |
| promotes |
ethical living
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truthfulness ⓘ universal brotherhood ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| structure | divided into chapters called samullasas ⓘ |
| supports |
Vedic authority
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education for women ⓘ monotheism ⓘ rational interpretation of scripture ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Light of Truth ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
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this entity surface form:
Satyartha Prakasha