ahimsa
pronunciation
How to pronounce ahimsa in British English:
UK [ə'hɪmsɑ:]
How to pronounce ahimsa in American English:
US [ə'hɪmˌsɑ]
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- Noun:
- a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
Word Origin
- ahimsa (n.)
- 1875, from Sanskrit ahimsa, from a "without" + himsa "injury."
Example
- 1. Ahimsa is not a religion .
- 2. He deserves credit for promoting the ancient ideals of ahimsa ( non-violence ) .
- 3. Soon gandhi was expounding the doctrine of ahimsa nonviolence .
- 4. For in ahimsa it is not the votary who acts in his own strength .
- 5. Ahimsa , " non-injury " or the absence of the desire to harm , is regarded by indian thinkers as one of the keystones of their ethics .