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ahimsa (ahiṃsā)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: “non-violence,” a fundamental tenet of Hindu ethics

Long Description: “non-violence,” a fundamental tenet of Hindu ethics, also emphasized in Buddhism and Jainism.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger