Question

Arya Samaj was started by________.
1. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
2. Basavanna
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Guru Nanak

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Swami Dayanand Saraswati

The correct answer is Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

• Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by 'Swami Dayanand Saraswati'.
  • Dayanand Saraswati had inspired the Arya Samaj from Swami Virjanand of Mathura in Bombay in 1875.
  • Arya Samaji believed in pure Vedic tradition and rejected idol worship, avatars, sacrifice, false rituals, and superstitions.
  • In this, untouchability and caste discrimination were opposed and women and Shudras were also given the right to wear Yagyopaveet and read the Vedas.

• Nanak -
  • He was the first Guru of the Sikhs. It was he who laid the foundation of Sikhism.
  • His followers address him by the names Nanak, Nanak Dev Ji, and Nankashah.
  • Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated as "Prakash Parva".
• ​Swami Vivekananda -
  • Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863 in Kolkata.
  • His childhood name was Narendra Dutt.
  • In Chicago, Swami Vivekananda had spread the spiritually-filled Indian Vedanta philosophy to the horizons of America and Europe.
• The book titled "Satyarth Prakash" composed by Swami Dayanand Saraswati is the original book of Arya Samaj.
• The motto of the Arya Samaj is - Krishnamanto Vishvamaryam, which means - Make the word Arya.