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ahimsa
a·him·sa [ ə hím s ]


noun 
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not harming living things: the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain philosophy of revering all life and refraining from harm to any living thing
[Late 19th century. < Sanskrit< a- "without" + hiṁsā "injury"]
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