Ahimsa betydelse

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  • Sangave, Vilas Adinath. Here, fellow yoga practitioners and teachers share their unique understandings of ahimsa:

    “I believe and try to teach that ahimsa is foundational in yoga in and of itself, but also is a foundational principle of the other four yamas. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

  • ↑Mahabharata 3.199 (3.199 is 3.207 according to another count).

    In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, prominent figures of Indian spirituality such as Swami Vivekananda,[41] Ramana Maharishi,[42] Swami Sivananda,[43] and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami[44] emphasized the importance of ahimsa.

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    The Vedas encourage honoring our own dharma, or path, as we follow principles such as ahimsa.

    We coexist with all beings, including small ones. The principle is further associated with kindness, compassion, and respect for life. The Origin and Nature of Ancient Indian Buddhism. Delhi, 1989.

  • Schmidt, Hanns Peter.

    Originally published November 8, 2019.

    • Ahavira, the torch-bearer of ahimsa

    Ahimsa is a Sanskrit term meaning "nonviolence" or "non-injury" (literally: the avoidance of himsa: violence). Credit is due under the terms of this license that can reference both the New World Encyclopedia contributors and the selfless volunteer contributors of the Wikimedia Foundation.

    What might begin as a few negative comments can turn into bonding with other people over your criticisms of another person. Mahatma Gandhi notably championed Ahimsa as a means for social and political change. Philosophically, the concept of ahimsa suggests that violence towards others (or animals) entails negative karmic consequences to one's own being.

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  • Walli, Koshelya. It's the vow to avoid causing harm to any living being, encompassing actions like careless treatment or withholding sustenance. Many Hindus choose vegetarian diets, believing that refraining from eating meat respects ahimsa. We see it in a feel-good news story about a group effort to clean up plastic on beaches.

    Or perhaps you’ve overheard someone saying harmful things about you and your face turned red or you felt sick to your stomach. Moreover, a hunter defends his profession in a long discourse.[21]

    Hindus do not substantially differentiate between the soul within a human body and that of an animal soul.[22] Both are considered to be Atman (divine essence).

    The Mahabharata permits hunting by warriors (Kshatriyas),[17] but opposes it in the case of hermits who must be strictly nonviolent.[18]

    Nevertheless, the sources show that this compromise between supporters of ahimsa and meat eaters was shaky and hotly disputed. Gandhi is even referred to as the “father” of nonviolence.

    Jainism

    In Jainism, the understanding and implementation of ahimsa is more radical, scrupulous, and comprehensive than in any other religion.[51]Nonviolence is seen as the most essential religious duty for everyone (ahiṃsā paramo dharmaḥ, a statement often inscribed on Jain temples).[52] Like in Hinduism, the aim is to prevent the accumulation of harmful Karma.[53] When Mahavira revived and reorganized the Jain movement in the sixth or fifth century B.C.E.,[54] ahimsa was already an established, strictly observed rule.[55] Parshva, the earliest Jain leader (Tirthankar) whom modern Western historians consider to be a historical figure,[56] lived in about the eighth century B.C.E.[57] He founded the community to which Mahavira’s parents belonged.[58] Ahimsa was already part of the "Fourfold Restraint" (Caujjama), the vows taken by Parshva’s followers.[59] In the times of Mahavira and in the following centuries, Jains were at odds with both Buddhists and followers of the Vedic religion (or Hindus), whom they accused of negligence and inconsistency in the implementation of ahimsa.[60] There is some evidence, however, that ancient Jain ascetics accepted meat as alms if the animal had not been specifically killed for them.[61] Modern Jains deny this vehemently, especially with regard to Mahavira himself.[62] According to the Jain tradition, either lacto-vegetarianism (where dairy products are allowed) or veganism (where all animal products are forbidden, including dairy, eggs, honey, etc.) is mandatory.[63]

    The Jain concept of ahimsa is characterized by these aspects:

    • it does not make any exception for ritual sacrificers and professional warrior-hunters.

      5.2.8.7), where it refers to non-injury to the sacrificer himself.[8] It occurs several times in the Shatapatha Brahmana[9] in the sense of "non-injury" without a moral connotation. Gandhi and Non-Violence, SUNY Press, 1986.