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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

ahimsa [Sanskrit,=noninjury], ethical principle of noninjury to both men and animals, common to Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. Ahimsa became influential in India after 600 BC, contributing to the spread of vegetarianism. In modern times, the implications of ahimsa were developed in the nonviolence movement of Mohandas Gandhi . Author not available, AHIMSA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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	Nonviolent Living: How I came to understand true ahimsa ; ...Living: How I came to understand true ahimsa BY JANKI KHATAU WHEN ASKED TO GIVE A speech on the topic of "Strength and Ahimsa" at a Hindu Student Council youth conference...vegetarianism is simply an application of ahimsa, which, by the way, is a good thing... Read more
	Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism.(Book review) ; Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism. Edited by TARA SETHIA. Lala S. L...that are often tied to environmentalism as a package are ahimsa and anekanta or anekantavada. In the glossary of the volume...as nonviolence and non-absolutism. The twelve essays in Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism explore a wide range of facets ... Read more
	Taking Care of Business - Nonviolently: Ahimsa is not just a prohibition against physical and emotional assault ; ...08-31-2001 Taking Care of Business -- Nonviolently: Ahimsa is not just a prohibition against physical and...SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI I WAS ONCE ASKED FOR MY INSIGHTS ON APPLYING ahimsa in the business world. Ahimsa in business is taught in a reverse way on American... Read more
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	Peace by Peace: We can change the way all mankind behaves when each one of us works step by step toward ahimsa, nonviolence in thought, word and deed ; ...each one of us works step by step toward ahimsa, nonviolence in thought, word and deed...nonviolence, is captured in one word, ahimsa. In Sanskrit himsa is doing harm or causing...before the word negates it. Very simply, ahimsa is abstaining from causing harm or injury... Read more
	"INTELLECTUAL AHIMSA" REVISITED: JAIN TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE OF OTHERS. ; ...extension of the Jain ethical imperative of ahimsa or non-harm into the field of philosophy...described by several scholars as intellectual ahimsa. In brief, this argument goes as follows...rooted in the Jain ethical imperative of ahimsa. Just as all living beings are to be treated... Read more
	New owners of Ahimsa and Hexa-Medinova want to gain 20% share in local generic drug market. ; ...Argentinean generic drugs manufacturers Ahimsa and Hexa-Medinova. The group of Chilean...player in the regional market. Together, Ahimsa and Hexa-Medinova record an annual turnover...Europe within the next five years. Although Ahimsa and Hexa-Medinova will be merged into... Read more
	Ahimsa, Hexamedinova merge operations. ; Argentina, May 27, 2004 (La Nacion/SABI via COMTEX) Ahimsa and Hexamedinova, two generic drugs laboratories in Argentina have decided to merge their operations aiming to consolidate a presence... Read more
	California university offers ahimsa program ; ...one of her long-cherished ambitions. The Ahimsa Center at the Poly University, which has...campus. Christened 'Creating a Culture of Ahimsa: Visions and Strategies', it will examine...Center will facilitate an understanding of ahimsa as a positive force informing the ways... Read more
	PropaGandhi Ahimsa in Black America ; ...Vieques (where the U.S. military persists in its bombardment), ahimsa [without violence] is the order of the day. Arms crossed, brave...known as the Mahatma ("Great Soul") is all over this return of ahimsa. "Another Skinhead for Peace," says one T-shirt in Berkeley... Read more

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