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<blockquote class="definition">'''Ahimsa''' derives from the Sanskrit word '' | <blockquote class="definition">'''Ahimsa''' derives from the Sanskrit word ''himsa'' which mean to strike of kill. Ahimsa is thus the "absence of the desire to kill or harm."<ref>Chapple, Christopher Key. ''Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions.'' New York: State University of New York, 1993. p. 11.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 28 September 2024
Ahimsa derives from the Sanskrit word himsa which mean to strike of kill. Ahimsa is thus the "absence of the desire to kill or harm."[1]
Syncretic Terms
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Related LP Terms
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Non-LP Related Terms
Notes
Ahimsa is a principle component of Jainism
Footnotes
- ↑ Chapple, Christopher Key. Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions. New York: State University of New York, 1993. p. 11.
