Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj (Bengali: সাধারণ ব্রাহ্ম সমাজ, Shadharôn Brahmô Shômaj) is a division of Brahmoism formed as a result of schisms in the Brahmo Samaj in 1866 and 1878 respectively.
Bengali: সাধারণ ব্রাহ্ম সমাজ | |
 Sadharan Brahmo Samaj building, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata | |
| Predecessor | Brahmo Samaj |
|---|---|
| Established | 15 May 1878 |
| Founders | Ananda Mohan Bose, Umesh Chandra Dutta, Sivnath Sastri |
| Founded at | Calcutta, British India |
| Type | Religious organisation |
| Purpose | Educational, Philanthropic, Religious studies, Spirituality |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Official languages | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Main organ | Governing Body & Council Body |
| Affiliations | Brahmoism |
| Website | thesadharanbrahmosamaj |
| Brahmoism | |
|---|---|
| Scripture | Brahmo Dharma |
| Theology | Monotheism |
| Pradhanacharya-1 | 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 Calcutta, British India |
| Separated from | Sanātanī Hinduism |
| Official website | true |
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).
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