RELIGIONS
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Ahimsa is the principle of non-violence. It was only present in Jainism
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Ahimsa is the process of rebirth. It is present in both Jainism and Buddhism.
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Ahimsa is the practice of meditation. It is only present in Buddhism.
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Ahimsa is the principle of non-violence. Ahimsa is present in both Buddhism and Jainism, but in different degrees.
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Detailed explanation-1: -ahimsa, (Sanskrit: “noninjury”) in the Indian religions of Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, the ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things. In Jainism, ahimsa is the standard by which all actions are judged.
Detailed explanation-2: -To avoid bad karma, Jains must practice ahimsa, a strict code of nonviolence. Jains believe plants, animals, and even some nonliving things (like air and water) have souls, just as humans do. The principle of nonviolence includes doing no harm to humans, plants, animals, and nature.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the case of Buddhism, we must understand the basis for the doctrine of non-violence or ahimsa in order to see whether or not it can allow sanctioned state (or other) violence. The doctrine of ahimsa is the distinctive feature of Indian moral thought.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ahimsā (Ahimsā, alternatively spelled ‘ahinsā’, Sanskrit: IAST: ahinsā, Pāli: avihinsā) in Jainism is a fundamental principle forming the cornerstone of its ethics and doctrine. The term ahinsa means nonviolence, non-injury and absence of desire to harm any life forms.