Question

Highlight the views of Swami Dayanand saraswati

Answer 1

Answer:

             In the Punjab, the reform movement was spearheaded by the Arya Samaj. It was founded (1875) by awandering ascetic in the western Gangetic plain, Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–83). Swami Dayanand later settled in the Punjab to preach his ideas. His book, Satyarthaprakash, enjoyed wide circulation. He declared the practices such as child marriage, the prohibition of widow remarriage, and the alleged polluting effects of foreign travel had no scriptural sanction.

The positive principles enunciated by Dayanand were:

#strict monotheism

#condemnation of idolatry

# rejection of Brahman dominationof ritual and social practices.

# rejected superstitious beliefs in Hinduism and his crywas “go back to Vedas.”

            Arya Samaj attempted to check the incidence of religious conversion in British India. One of its main objectives was counter- conversion, prescribing a purificatory ceremony called suddhi, directed at Hindus who had converted to Islam and Christianity.

           The primary achievements of the Arya Samaj were in the field of social reform and spread of education. The Samaj started a number of Dayananda Anglo–Vedic schools and colleges.