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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume III - 2011 23 Srisurang Poolthupya Religious Philosophy According to the Life Magazine of May 8, 1961, Tagore was ça poet, painter, philosopher, he left his mark on the entire world.é Although he was born a Hindu, he recognized the good of every religion. Apparently he had studied all outstanding religions in the world including Buddhism. Yet he looked at religions from a philosopherûs angle. He respected the cultural diversity while he transcended or went beyond religions. He stressed the importance of spirituality. çRabindranathûs mission is › the divinization of man and the humanizing of Godé (India Perspectives, 24 No. 2/2010: 64). This can be done by putting the concepts of beauty and love into his writings to bring man and God closer together. Tagore was influenced by Brahmo Samajûs teaching. As many Thais may not be familiar with Brahmo Samaj, let me try to explain briefly the concept of Brahmo Samaj, especially in connection with Rabindranath Tagore. Modern Indians respect the Hindu religion because it is their national heritage. Yet most of them object to some unreasonable Hindu customs. Rammohun Roy (1772-1833), known as the Father of Modern India, wrote: Picture 4 Tagore with Albert Einstein 16-28_mac9 5/3/12, 11:13 PM 23