ahiṃsā (English spelling) ahimsa

Japanese: ahiṃsā(英語表記)ahimsa
ahiṃsā (English spelling) ahimsa

...Its origins lie in Satyagraha (grasping the truth), which he devised as a principle for a political movement to protect the human rights of Indians in South Africa. The original word for nonviolence is ahiṃsā, which originally meant not harming or killing any living being, a great virtue emphasized by those who preach reincarnation and liberation from it, as opposed to the killing of livestock (himsa) as an important element of ancient Vedic festivals. For example, in Buddhism and Jainism, it is counted as one of the five precepts. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ahiṃsā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼が南アフリカでインド人の人権擁護のための政治運動の理念として案出した〈サティヤーグラハ(真理の把捉)〉に起源を有する。この非暴力の原語はアヒンサーahiṃsāであるが,これは元来,古代のベーダの祭りの重要な要素として家畜を殺害すること(ヒンサー)に対して,輪廻とそこからの解脱を唱える人々によって強調された大きな徳目で,あらゆる生物を傷つけたり殺したりしないことを意味する。例えば,仏教やジャイナ教では,五戒の一つとして数えられている。…

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