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Life & Teachings Of Swami Dayanand

Life & Teachings Of Swami Dayanand

Prakash, Vishwa

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryHinduism

ISBN10: 9354482643
ISBN13: 9789354482649
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Who was the fearless reformer who called a subcontinent back to its oldest wisdom? Life & Teachings Of Swami Dayanand traces the journey of the founder of the Arya Samaj at the crossroads of 19th century Hinduism and colonial India. His life still speaks today. Blending the intimacy of a hindu spiritual biography book with the clarity of engaging indian religious nonfiction, Vishwa Prakash portrays Dayanand Saraswati as both seeker and social critic, pairing the story of his awakening with accessible explanation of key swami dayanand saraswati teachings. Prakash situates Dayanand's thought within the wider arya samaj movement history, tracing how his uncompromising call to return to the Vedas shaped debates on idolatry, caste, education and women's dignity. The volume works at once as vedic teachings commentary and as a lucid account of hindu social reform, written for spiritual seekers who seek principle rather than spectacle and for hindu studies students needing a reliable guide to one of the most influential colonial india reformers. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it easy to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For readers interested in 19th century Hinduism, it offers a portrait of conviction tested in public life; for those curating an arya samaj books collection or a library of indian religious nonfiction, it stands as more than biography, illuminating the spiritual and social currents that shape debate across the Hindu world.

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