Non-violence, Nonviolence: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Non-violence means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (shaktism)Non-violence is denoted by the Sanskrit term Ahi峁僺a or Ahi峁僺aka, according to the 17th century Kaulagajamardana (鈥渃rushing the Kaula elephant鈥�) authored by K膩艣墨n膩tha or K峁涐梗峁嚹乶and膩cala.鈥擜ccordingly, [as 莫艣vara said to P膩rvat墨]: 鈥淸...] O great Goddess, hear about the Jain. [...] Some pluck out their hair and dress in white, my dear, and [some] wear red garments and [others wear] indigo and so on. Some are called, 'great guru', and others pursue nonviolence (补丑颈峁僺补办补). These are the different varieties in brief; they are [all] called P膩峁峁囜笉as [because] they have been excluded from the vedic path. [...]鈥�
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and DoctrinesNon-violence.鈥攕. avihims膩.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text (+84): Ahimsa, Ahimsavrata, Ahinsa, Yama, Vrata, Apahimse, Ahimsavadi, Dhamma, Vacaasamvaradvara, Avilimpana, Kavarvu, Ahimsanuvrata, Satyagrahi, Anupaghata, Assajjanattha, Atibhararopana, Ahimsaka, Uppajjanakaanasa, Ahimsasiddhi, Bandha.
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Search found 145 books and stories containing Non-violence, Nonviolence; (plurals include: violences, Nonviolences). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Gandhiji and Hindu - Muslim Unity < [October 鈥� December, 2000]
Globalisation: The Ghandhian way < [January 鈥� March, 2001]
Swami Vivekananda Inspires the Youth < [October 鈥� December, 1993]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
1. Ethics in Jainism < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
4.2. Yoga and Ethics < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
1. Problem Statement < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Religion and Society in India: Traditions' Twists and Turns < [Volume 67-1 (1989)]
Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnography of Jain Ascetics < [Volume 131-132 (2005)]
Francis Messner (ed.), Public Funding of Religions in Europe < [Volume 180 (2017)]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 13.7 < [Chapter 13 - Kshetra and Kshetrajna Yoga]
Verse 17.14 < [Chapter 17 - Shraddha-traya-vibhaga-yoga]
Verse 16.2 < [Chapter 16 - Daivasura-sampad-vibhaga-yoga]
Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society) (by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo)
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