ahimsa

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• Central to that vision is the attempt to extend the ideal of nonviolence (ahimsa) to all forms of life.

  Academic text (1994)

• The doctrine of ahimsa encourages individuals to practice compassion and kindness toward every creature.

• The ahimsa principle states: "Harm no living thing."

  Academic text (1993)

• Not only are you causing the animals harm, which goes against the precept of ahimsa, but you're causing harm to the environment.

• In the Yoga Sutras, the very first concept of the eight limbs of yoga is Ahimsa: do no harm to others in thought, word, or action.

  Blog text (32)

• The principle of ahimsa, non-violence, is far more widespread in the East among Jains, Buddhists, and Hindus than "brotherly love" is in the West.

  Blog text (8)

• The doctrine of ahimsa also lies behind the widespread practice of vegetarianism in India, and among Jains it is so deeply imperative that a dying person is counseled to voluntarily starve so as not to take any more plant life in a vain attempt to prolong his or her own life.

  Academic text (1993)

• In Jainism, ahimsa is the fundamental principle guiding followers to live without harming any life form.

Synonyms

P

pacifism

vsahimsa

6 6.2

The belief that using violence, like fighting or war, is wrong and people should solve problems peacefully

is a religious ethical rule teaching nonviolence toward all living beings

P

passivism

vsahimsa

1 8.2

Belief in avoiding violence and not taking part in conflicts

is an ethical duty of nonviolence rather than mere passive avoidance

Antonyms

V

violence

• Offensive

∞ 2.8

The use of physical force that hurts people or damages things

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Etymology