ahimsa (non-violence)

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Sanskrit term ethical principle moral concept religious principle

Ahimsa (non-violence) is a core ethical principle, especially in Indian religions like Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, that advocates avoiding harm to all living beings in thought, word, and deed.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ahimsa 2
ahimsa (non-violence) canonical 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit term ⓘ
ethical principle ⓘ
moral concept ⓘ
religious principle ⓘ
aimsAt cultivation of universal benevolence ⓘ
reduction of suffering ⓘ
appliesTo action ⓘ
speech ⓘ
thought ⓘ
centralToReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
classifiedAs yama in Yoga Sutras of Patanjali ⓘ
coreValueIn Buddhist ethics ⓘ
Hindu ethics ⓘ
Jain ethics ⓘ
emphasizes avoidance of harm to all living beings ⓘ
ethicalDimension avoidance of harsh speech ⓘ
avoidance of hateful thoughts ⓘ
avoidance of physical violence ⓘ
prohibition of killing ⓘ
etymologyFrom Sanskrit word "hiṃsā" meaning "violence" with prefix "a-" meaning "non-" ⓘ
hasMeaning non-harming ⓘ
non-injury ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
importantInTradition Indian philosophy ⓘ
Yoga philosophy ⓘ
influencedFigure Leo Tolstoy ⓘ
Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
influencedMovement Indian independence movement ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form: civil rights movement in the United States
moralScopeIncludes all sentient beings ⓘ
animals ⓘ
humans ⓘ
plants (in some traditions) ⓘ
practicedThrough compassionate action ⓘ
mindfulness of harm ⓘ
self-restraint ⓘ
relatedConcept compassion (karuṇā) ⓘ
dayā (compassion in Hinduism) ⓘ
loving-kindness (mettā) ⓘ
nonviolent resistance ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
vegetarianism ⓘ
scripturalSource Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Buddhist sutras ⓘ
Jain Agamas ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Manusmriti ⓘ
Upanishads ⓘ

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Shravikas → ethicalIdeal → ahimsa (non-violence) ⓘ
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam → relatedConcept → ahimsa (non-violence) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ahimsa
Kshamavani → associatedConcept → ahimsa (non-violence) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ahimsa