Brahmo Samaj - Meaning of Name

Meaning of Name

The Brahmo Samaj literally denotes communities of men who worship Brahman.

In practice, a Brahmo Samaj is an assembly of all sorts and descriptions of people without distinction, meeting publicly for the sober, orderly, religious and devout adoration of "the (nameless) unsearchable Eternal, Immutable Being who is the Author and Preserver of the Universe."

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