Editing Arya Samaj (section)

==Core beliefs==
[[File:O3m AryaSamaj.PNG|thumb|upright|[[Om|Aum]] considered by the Arya Samaj to be the highest and most proper name of God.]]
Members of the Arya Samaj believe in a creator God referred to as the syllable '[[Om|Aum]]' mentioned in the [[Yajurveda]] (40:17). They believe the Vedas are an infallible authority, and they respect the [[Upanishads]] and other Vedic philosophy. They reject other non-Vedic religious texts in Hinduism. For instance, they believe epics like the ''[[Ramayana]]'' and the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' are legends of historical figures and reject them as a reference to [[God|supreme beings]] and [[avatars]]. The members of Arya Samaj also reject other Hindu scriptural works such as the [[Puranas]].<ref name="Jones1976">{{cite book|author=Kenneth W. Jones|title=Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousness in 19th-century Punjab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RpvXCtNzrz8C&pg=PR9|year=1976|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-02920-0|pages=139–143}}</ref> Worship of [[Murti|idols]] (''murti puja'') is strictly prohibited in the samaj.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arya Samaj in Hindu Dharma - VCC|url=http://www.vedicculturalcentre.com/hindu.htm|access-date=2021-01-07|website=vedicculturalcentre.com}}</ref>

The core beliefs of Arya Samaj are postulated below:

# The primaeval cause of all genuine knowledge and all that is known by means of knowledge is God.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2015-09-05|title=10 Principles of Arya Samaj – English & Hindi|url=http://aryasamajindia.org/read/10-principles-of-arya-samaj/|access-date=2019-04-21|website=Arya Samaj India|language=en-US}}</ref>
# God is truth-consciousness: formless, omnipotent, unborn, infinite, unchangeable, incomparable, [[wikt:Omnipresent|omnipresent]], internal, undecaying, immortal, eternal, holy, and creator of the universe. God alone deserves worship.<ref name=":1" />
# The Vedas are repositories of all of true knowledge. It is the paramount duty of all Aryas to study, teach, and propound the Vedas.<ref name=":1" />
# One should be ever ready to imbibe [[truth]] and forsake untruth.<ref name=":1" />
# All acts should be done in accordance with [[Dharma]], i.e., after deliberating on what truth and untruth are.<ref name=":1" />
# The prime object of Arya Samaj is to [[Lokaksema (Hindu prayer)|do good to the whole world]], i.e., to achieve physical, spiritual, and social prosperity for all.<ref name=":1" />
# Our conduct towards all should [[Religious views on love#Indian religions|be guided by love]], by injunctions of Dharma and according to their respective positions.<ref name=":1" />
# One should dispel ignorance and promote knowledge.<ref name=":1" />
# One should not be content with one's own prosperity only but should consider the prosperity of all as his own prosperity.<ref name=":1" />
# All human beings should abide by the rules concerning [[Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam|social or everyone's benefit]], while [[Free will#Eastern philosophy|everyone should be free]] to follow any rule beneficial for them.<ref name=":1" />