Brahmoism
Hindu religious movement from mid-19th century Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brahmoism is a Hindu religious movement which originated from the mid-19th century Bengali Renaissance, the nascent Indian independence movement.[1][2] Adherents, known as Brahmos (singular Brahmo), are mainly of Indian or Bangladeshi origin or nationality.
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Brahmoism | |
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Classification | Hinduism |
Scripture | Brahmo Dharma |
Theology | Monotheism |
Pradhanacharya-1 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
Pradhanacharya-2 | Dwarkanath Tagore |
Pradhanacharya-3 | Debendranath Tagore |
Associations | Brahmo Samaj (Adi Brahmo Samaj and Sadharan Brahmo Samaj) |
Founder | Ram Mohan Roy |
Origin | 28 August 1828 (195 years ago) (1828-08-28) Calcutta, British India |
Official website | true |
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The Brahmo Samaj, literally the "Society of Brahma", was founded as a movement by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.[3]