Prārthanā Samāj (English spelling)

Japanese: プラールタナー・サマージ(英語表記)Prārthanā Samāj
Prārthanā Samāj (English spelling)
A religious reform movement in modern India. It was founded in Bombay in 1867 under the influence of Keshav Chandra Sen, a central figure in the Brahma Samaj, which had been established earlier in Bengal. It advocated the abolition of idol worship, child marriage, caste discrimination in marriage and food, etc., and also carried out various social and religious reform movements, such as allowing widow remarriage and encouraging education for women. [Ishikawa Hiroshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
近代インドの宗教改革運動団体。先にベンガルにおいてつくられたブラフマ・サマージの中心人物ケーシャブ・チャンドラ・セーンの影響下に,1867年ボンベイで設立された。偶像崇拝,幼児婚,婚姻や食事などにみられるカースト差別等々の撤廃を主張し,また寡婦再婚を認め婦女教育を奨励するなど,さまざまな社会・宗教改革運動を展開した。【石川 寛】

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