Arya Samaj

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Hindu reform movement religious organization

Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded in the 19th century by Swami Dayananda Saraswati that promotes a return to the teachings of the Vedas and opposes social evils such as caste discrimination and idolatry.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Arya Samaj canonical 13
Arya Samaj followers 1
Arya Samaj leaders 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu reform movement ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ
coreText Vedas ⓘ
doctrine return to Vedic teachings ⓘ
ethicalEmphasis service to society ⓘ
simple living ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
foundedIn 1875 ⓘ
foundedInCity Mumbai ⓘ
surface form: Bombay
founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati ⓘ
surface form: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
geographicOrigin India ⓘ
hasEducationalWing Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System ⓘ
surface form: Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) institutions
hasOrganizationType network of local sabhas ⓘ
headquartersLocation New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
importantFigure Lala Lajpat Rai ⓘ
Swami Shraddhanand ⓘ
influenced Hindu nationalism ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ
social reform in North India ⓘ
languageOfScripture Sanskrit ⓘ
motto Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam ⓘ
opposes caste discrimination ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ
ritualism ⓘ
organizationalStructure democratic committees ⓘ
periodOfOrigin 19th century ⓘ
promotes Sanskrit education ⓘ
Vedic monotheism ⓘ
Vedic rituals like havan ⓘ
cow protection ⓘ
education ⓘ
inter-caste marriage ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
widow remarriage ⓘ
women's education ⓘ
rejects birth-based caste hierarchy ⓘ
image worship ⓘ
polytheism ⓘ
priestly orthodoxy ⓘ
untouchability ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritualPractice Somayajna ⓘ
surface form: Vedic yajna

collective prayer meetings ⓘ
scripturalBasis Satyarth Prakash ⓘ
supports nationalist ideas in colonial India ⓘ
rational interpretation of scriptures ⓘ
shuddhi (reconversion to Hinduism) ⓘ
use of vernacular languages in worship ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lala Lajpat Rai → associatedWith → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Lala Lajpat Rai → workAuthored → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore → affiliation → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore → movement → Arya Samaj ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) movement
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore → foundedBy → Arya Samaj ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arya Samaj leaders
Bhai Parmanand → movement → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Bhai Parmanand → memberOf → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Gurukul Kangri University → religiousCulturalAffiliation → Arya Samaj ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arya Samaj tradition
Swami Dayanand Saraswati → founded → Arya Samaj ⓘ
DAV College network → inspiredBy → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System → foundedBy → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System → religiousAffiliation → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Satyarth Prakash → movement → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Satyarth Prakash → associatedWith → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Swami Shraddhanand → movement → Arya Samaj ⓘ
Swami Shraddhanand → supportedBy → Arya Samaj ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arya Samaj followers
The Story of My Life (Lala Lajpat Rai) → about → Arya Samaj ⓘ