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Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj ( bn, ব্রহ্ম সমাজ, Brahmô Sômaj, ) is the societal component of Brahmoism, which began as a monotheistic reformist movement of the Hindu religion that appeared during the Bengal Renaissance. It was one o ...

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Brahmoism Brahmoism is a religious movement which originated from the mid-19th century Bengali Renaissance, the nascent Indian independence movement. Adherents, known as '' Brahmos'' (singular Brahmo), are mainly of Indian or Bangladeshi origin or na ...

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formed as a result of schisms in the

in 1866 and 1878 respectively. It was formed in a public meeting of Brahmos held in the Town Hall of Calcutta on 15 May 1878 (2nd Jaishta 1284 of the Bengali calendar), which included Ananda Mohan Bose.

References

The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
= The General Community of Worshippers of the One God. * The movement was originally known as the Brahma Sabha (or Assembly of Brahman). * A new premises at Chitpore (Jorasankoe) arranged by Dwarkanath Tagore. * The appellation Brahmo Samaj (or Community of Brahman) was introduced in 1843 by Maharshi Devendra.Nath.Thakur for the Calcutta Brahmo Samaj. The First Brahmo Schism of 1866 engendered the 2 modern branches of Brahmoism viz. "Adi Brahmo Samaj" and "Sadharan Brahmo Samaj" (previously the general body of erstwhile Brahmo Samaj of India).

External links

The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj

Brahmo Samaj.net

Brahmo Samaj
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