ahimsa
Definitions
A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them.
Equivalents
Examples
“Already, at this very early date⟳, the ritualists were moving towards the ideal of ahimsa ("harmlessness") that would become⟳ the indispensable virtue of the Indian Axial Age.”
“This, in essence, is the Jain doctrine of ahimsa – a direct⟳ inversion of Vedic beliefs about the sustaining powers of animal sacrifice.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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