Bengali Brahmos are those who adhere to Brahmoism , the philosophy of Brahmo Samaj which was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy . A recent publication describes the disproportionate influence of Brahmos on India's development post-19th Century as unparalleled in recent times.
6-584: One aspect of Brahmoism is recognition that not only explicit faith and worship makes for a Brahmo, but also genealogy, which is implicit. People with even a single Brahmo parent or a Brahmo guardian are treated as Brahmos until they absolutely renounce the Brahmo faith. This often causes tension within the Samaj, for example, when an offspring of a Brahmo follows atheism or another religious belief without renouncing Brahmoism formally. There are differing views between
12-633: A decision of the Privy Council of British India found that "the vast majority of Brahmo religionists are not Hindus and have their own religion". The Brahma Dharma was first codified by Debendranath Tagore with the formulation of the Brahmo Dharma Beej and publication of the Brahma Dharma , a book of 1848 or 1850 in two parts. The Brahma Dharma is the source of every Brahmo's spiritual faith and reflects Brahmo repudiation of
18-525: Is considered a synthesis of Hinduism, Islam and Unitarianism. While Raja Ram Mohan Roy aimed at reforming the Hindu religion through Unitarianism , his successor Maharshi Debendranath Tagore in 1850 rejected the infallibility of the Vedas. Tagore tried to retain some Hindu customs, but a series of schisms eventually resulted in the formation of the breakaway Sadharan Brahmo Samaj in 1878. So, in 1901,
24-469: The Theist and Deist streams of Brahmoism on the retention of such people within the fold. Additionally, a Brahmo who opts not to subscribe to membership of a Brahmo Samaj remains a Brahmo but ceases to be a Brahmo Samajist. Sen family Baron Sinha family Tagore family Brahmoism Brahmoism is a Hindu religious movement which originated from the mid-19th century Bengali Renaissance ,
30-529: The Hindu Vedas as authority and the shift away from Ram Mohan Roy 's Unitary version of God. The traditional seed principles and Debendranath's Brahmo Dharma (or religious and moral law) now stand evolved as the "Fundamental Principles of Brahmoism" and are supplemented by precise evolving rules for adherents, akin to "Articles of Faith" which regulate the Brahmo way of life. In addition the assembly of Brahmos (and also Brahmo Samajists) for meeting or worship
36-720: The nascent Indian independence movement . Adherents, known as Brahmos (singular Brahmo), are mainly of Indian or Bangladeshi origin or nationality. The Brahmo Samaj , literally the "Society of Brahma", was founded as a movement by Raja Ram Mohan Roy . The Brahmo articles of faith derive from the Fundamental ( Adi ) Principles of the Adi Brahmo Samaj religion. The Articles of faith for Brahmos are: Adherence to these articles are required only of Adi Brahmos or such Sadharan Brahmos who accept Adi -ism i.e. Trust Deed of Brahmo Sabha (1830). Brahmoism
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