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ahimsa

UK/əˈhɪmsɑː/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence

Origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).

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