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sɑ
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noun
Hinduism
.
the principle of noninjury to living beings.
Origin:
1870–75;
<
Sanskrit,
equivalent to
a-
not, without (cognate with
a-
6
) +
hiṁsā
injury, akin to
hánti
(he) slays,
Greek
phónos
murder
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ahimsa
(ɑːˈhɪmsɑː)
—
n
(in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist philosophy) the law of reverence for, and nonviolence to, every form of life
[Sanskrit, from
a-
1
+
himsā
injury]
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