  arya samaj (sanskrit  ,  "noble society") is a hindu reform movement founded by swami dayananda on 7 april 1875. he was a sannyasi who promoted the vedas. dayananda emphasized the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity). ==arya samaj core belief==  the principal core belief of the samaj are as follows: *the belief in only one supreme almighty or creator known by name aum (as mentioned in 40.17 yajur veda) *infallible authority of vedas, *rejection of idol worship & other forms of hypocrisy, *equality of all human beings. *empowerment of women ==history== arya samaj was formally established in bombay in april 1875 by dayanand saraswati. the group found most of its support in the punjab. ==foundation== ===vedic schools=== between 1869 and 1873, swami dayananda saraswati, a native of gujarat from the kathiawar region, made his first attempt at reform in india. this attempt took the form of the establishment of "vedic schools" or "gurukuls" which put an emphasis on vedic values, culture, and religion or satya sanatan dharma to its students including boys and girls separately. the first was established at farrukhabad in 1869, with 50 students enrolled in its first year. this initial success led to the founding of four additional gurukuls in rapid succession at mirzapur (1870), kasganj (1870), chhalesar (aligarh) (1870) and varanasi (1873) in [[
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