Dayananda Saraswati

Also known as Dayanand Saraswati, Dayanand, Swami Dayanand, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati

Indian social reformer (1824-1883)

Key facts

Born: Mool Shankar Tiwari , ( 1824-02-12 ) 12 February 1824, Tankara , Morvi State , British India (present-day Gujarat , India)
Died: 30 October 1883 (1883-10-30) (aged 59) , Ajmer , Ajmer-Merwara , British India (present-day Rajasthan , India)
Religion: Hinduism
Founder of: Arya Samaj
Philosophy: Vedic
Guru: Virajanand Dandeesha

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: British Raj
Place of birth: Tankara
Place of death: Ajmer
Occupation: priest
Languages spoken: Sanskrit
Religion: Hinduism
Notable work: Arya Samaj
Image: Dayananda Saraswati.jpg

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date of birth: 1824-02-12
date of death: 1883-10-30
manner of death: homicide
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Commons category: Dayananda Saraswati
writing language: Sanskrit
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Encyclopedic overview

Quotation

There are undoubtedly many learned men among the followers of every religion. They should free themselves from prejudice, accept the universal truths – that is those truths that are to be found alike in all religions and are of universal application, reject all things in which the various religions differ and treat each other lovingly, it will be greatly to the advantage of the world.

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