Modern Religious Movements in India (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915. Excerpt: ... man in the movement after the guru, has seceded from the Samaj; and one of the sons of the guru, his brother-in-law, his sister-in-law, two graduates and some others have come out with him. The bulk of the members have, however, remained. The seceders have formed The Society for the Promotion of Higher Life. Their position is the old teaching without the guru. Meantime the guru has published the letters of confession 1 written to him by Dev Ratan in former years, and seeks to show from them what a bad man he is;--a proceeding which suggests many thoughts. What the outcome of all this will be no one can tell. Literature.--Official: DevaSdstra, by S. N. Agnihotri, Lahore, Jivan Press, Rs. 5. (The chief scripture of the Samaj; in Hindi.) Dev Dharm, Lahore, Deva Samaj Office, price ij as. (An account of the teaching of the sect, in English, in fifty pages.) A Dialogue about the Dev Samaj, Lahore, The Jivan Press, 1912, 1 an. (A brief account of the Samaj and its work.) Critical: Pandit Agnihotri and the Deva Samaj, by Dr. H. D. Griswold, Lahore, 1906. (A clear account of the Samaj.) A Lecture on Pandit S. N. Agnihotri and His Atheistic Propaganda, by Kashi Ram, Lahore, N. W. Indian Press, 1908. 11. Two Minor Gurus Two young Hindus, belonging to our own day, the one a Telugu, the other a Tamil, have each sketched a system and gathered a few disciples. Both have been deeply influenced by Christ; yet, the main teaching of each is Hindu; and they both wish to be worshipped as gurus. They are of no importance as leaders, but their teaching may be worth notice as further evidence of the character of Indian thought to-day. a good deal of Christianity worked into it. He declares that his system is for all men, and that he selects what is good from all religions. 1. T...