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  2. Hindu reform movements - Wikipedia

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    The Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement founded in India by Maharshi Dayananda in 1875 at Bombay. He was an ascetic who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. [15] It aimed to be a universal structure based on the authority of the Vedas. Dayananda stated that he wanted 'to make the world noble', i.e., to return ...

  3. List of new religious movements - Wikipedia

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    List of new religious movements Name Founder Founded Type References 3HO: Harbhajan Singh Khalsa: 1969. Sikh ... Neo-Hinduism or Reform Hinduism: 1830, circa. Hindu

  4. Arya Samaj - Wikipedia

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    'Noble Society') is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The sannyasi (ascetic) Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organization to introduce proselytization in Hinduism. [3] [4]

  5. Category:Hindu new religious movements - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hindu new religious movements" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  6. Category:Hindu reformers - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hindu reformers" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adbhutananda;

  7. Neo-Vedanta - Wikipedia

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    Neo-Vedanta, also called "neo-Hinduism" [2] is a central theme in these reform-movements. [7] The earliest of these reform-movements was Ram Mohan Roy's Brahmo Samaj , who strived toward a purified and monotheistic Hinduism.

  8. Brahmo Samaj - Wikipedia

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    In matters of social reform the Brahmo Samaj attacked many dogmas and superstitions. It condemned the prevailing Hindu prejudice against sailing across sea and going abroad (Kala Pani). The Samaj condemned practice of Sati (burning of widows), discouraged child marriage and polygamy, and crusaded for widow remarriage.

  9. Category:Hindu movements - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hindu movements" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amrita movement; B.