əˈhimˌsä, -iŋˌsä noun
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit ahiṁs noninjury, from a- a- (II) + hiṁsā injury, from hiṁsati he injures; akin to Sanskrit hinvati he throws, urges on — more at goad
Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism : the doctrine of refraining from the harming of others or the taking of life