Dayanand Saraswati

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Dayanand Saraswati

Also: • Dayanand Saraswati Swami •

Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883) was a Hindu religious reformer and founder of the Arya Samaj. He advocated a return to the Vedas. The Theosophical Society was associated with the Arya Samaj between 1878 and 1882. His autobiographical account appeared in instalments in the first volume of The Theosophist.

Some links:

• CTD article in Russian: Свами Даянанда Сарасвати
• Theosophy Wiki: Dayanand Sarasvati

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Contributions to The Theosophist, volume 1

• The Autobiography of Dayanand Saraswati Swami (1). October 1879, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 9. ID: 001-0009-01.
• The Autobiography of Dayanand Saraswati Swami (2). December 1879, vol. 1, no. 3, p. 66. ID: 001-0066-04.
• Swamiji replies. March 1880, vol. 1, no. 6, p. 142. ID: 001-0142-01.
• Swami's Answer (to a question on the origin of performing Shraddhá to departed ancestors?). March 1880, vol. 1, no. 6, p. 151. ID: 001-0151-04.

Sources

• Biographical source.
• Theosophy Wiki: Dayanand Sarasvati.
• The Theosophist, vol. 1 (1879–1880): the cited articles and the volume’s Names of Contributors.
• The Theosophist 1879 - 1885 Reference.xlsx, volume 1 entries; used as a finding aid, with attributions checked against the journal.