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What is ahimsa?

Updated: 11/4/2022
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ahimsa (Sanskrit) : अहिंसा ahiMsaa: nonviolence; harmlessness; not injuring anything; non-injury.

Ahimsa is non-violence of any form against any living being. The idea is long standing principle of Hindu scriptures and is actively followed in India.

The idea was properly utilized in the freedom struggle against the British by Gandhiji. It is the most important principle of satyaagraha (सत्याग्रह).

satyaagraha सत्याग्रह(n): effort to discover, discern, obtain or apply the Truth [Gandhi ]

satyaagraha सत्याग्रह(verb): practice of non-violence

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