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<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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==Syncretic Terms==
 
[[Ahimsa]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Ahimsa]]}}
 
==Related LP Terms==
 
[[Ahimsa]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Ahimsa]]}}
 
==Non-LP Related Terms==
 
[[Ahimsa]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Ahimsa]]}}
 
==Notes==
 
Ahimsa is a principle component of Jainism
 
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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

Ahimsa >

Related LP Terms

Ahimsa >

Non-LP Related Terms

Ahimsa > Violence

Notes

Ahimsa is a principle component of Jainism

Footnotes

  1. Chapple, Christopher Key. Nonviolence to Animals, Earth, and Self in Asian Traditions. New York: State University of New York, 1993. p. 11.