ahisma

The Jaina doctrine of non-violence and non-injury to any form of life.

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"Concerning Violence: The Limits and Circulations of Gandhian 'Ahisma' or Passive Resistance." Cultural Critique 35 (1996-1997): 105-47.

Africa and India in the Novels of Dai and Emecheta

Ch'eng brothers and Chu Hsi (1976) suggest that Hinduism is not as strict concerning ahisma as Jainism or Buddhism.

Eastern religions emphasize two aspects of human-animal relationships: non-injury to living beings (ahisma) and a repeated, cyclical embodiment (reincarnation) of all living beings (samsara).

Animal welfare in different human cultures, traditions and religious faiths

In Buddhism, the concept of Ahisma' is non-violence: Buddha said, Hatred will not cease by hatred, but by love alone." And All fear violence, all are afraid of death.

Thou Shall Not Hate Nor Kill the Religious Other!

Visitors to the newly refurbished eatery will get a chance to sample its new menu, which includes a variety of curries, burgers wraps and sweets, while staff will be on hand throughout the day to speak about the philosophy of ahisma.

Rock star helps launch vegetarian restaurant

CIGAR, COMPACT 56, AHISMA, OUTREACH - Punk rock, 8:30 p.m.

Back Pack

Charles Chatfield discusses Ahisma Farm in For Peace and Justice, 216.

"In my extremity I turned to Gandhi": American pacifists, Christianity, and Gandhian nonviolence, 1915-1941 (1)

Gandhi's ahisma, or nonviolence, in the face of overwhelming British force may have been more practical than moral and Indians, in the destruction of the Ayodhya mosque and the various religious massacres, in situations of superiority have shown themselves to be as aggressive and violent as anyone.

India in the world

(1.) Atha yat tapo danam arjavam ahisma satya-vacanam iti, ta sya daksinah (And his austerity, gifts, uprightness, non-violence, and truthfulness-all these are the largesses ...) (Chandogya Upanisad.III.17.4).