Somaj

Some religious associations, generally known as Somaj, have been founded under the influence of European philosophy as much as of

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

Then he recited in English an Arya – Somaj prayer of a theistical nature, and stuffed his mouth with pan and betel.

Kim 2003

Again, a query: Is the rise of the Brahmo-Somaj a step toward the practical extension of Christianity into the domain of Buddhism?

The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 Various

Kashi Nath, the leading merchant, whose store boasted a few English tinned goods, corn flour, tapioca, biscuit, etc., had come to this meeting "But why?" thought the Miss Sahiba, for she knew he belonged to the Arya Somaj, a sect which is violently opposed to all missionary effort.

Daughters of India 1908

Brahmo-Somaj, in directing its religious, educational, and reformatory work.

Unitarianism in America George Willis Cooke 1885

Nor have they imparted to the members of the Somaj that altruistic fervour which enables them to deny themselves in behalf of their common cause and purpose.

India, Its Life and Thought 1881

Somaj as a hotbed of sedition and a nourisher of hostility to the West and to western things.

India, Its Life and Thought 1881

They emphasize the unity of God, the infallibility of the Vedas; and the general aim of the Somaj is "to do good to the world by improving the physical, social, intellectual, moral, and spiritual condition of mankind."

India, Its Life and Thought 1881

The Theism of this Somaj, however, is quite different in character from that of the Brahmos.

India, Its Life and Thought 1881

The new Somaj, however, soon acquired prominence and became the life and embodiment of the Indian theistic movement.

India, Its Life and Thought 1881