Ahimsa

Ahimsa (pronounced as "uh-HIM-sah") is a doctrine in the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism which prohibits or discourages injuring or killing any living being.

## See also[edit]

* Hippocratic Oath and Oath of the Hindu Physician
* Ethics and Morality
* Pacifism
* Nonviolence
* Ahimsa Dharma
* Five Precepts and Ten Commandments \- "Thou Shalt Not Kill"

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Buddhism

Buddhas|

Buddha • Siddhartha Gautama • Tatagatha

Dharma|

Refuge • Five Precepts • Four Noble Truths • Dependent origination • Ten Perfections • Shastra • Abhidharma • Theravada • Mahayana • Karma

Sangha|

Arhat • Bodhisattva • Dalai Lama

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Indian philosophy

Major Philosophies|

Yoga • Vedanta • Buddhism • Jainism

Related topics|

Dharma • Dharmic religion • Karma • Ahimsa • Religious vegetarianism • Meditation • Moksha • Nirvana • Vedas • Upanishads • Bhagavad Gita • Mahabharata • Hinduism • Hinduism and evolution • Reincarnation • Chakras • Caste • Jainism

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