ahimsa

== English == === Alternative forms === ahinsa === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈhɪmsɑː/ === Noun === ahimsa (uncountable) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ahimsa silk ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ˈhɪm.sa/ Rhymes: -sa Hyphenation: a‧him‧sa === Noun === ahimsa (plural ahimsa-ahimsa) (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) ahimsa: A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them === Further reading === “ahimsa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ahimsa m or f (uncountable) ahimsa (doctrine of non-violence in Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism)