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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The principle of non-violence or non-harming towards living beings.
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Non-harming or non-violence towards living beings.
Revise: Personal VirtuesHindu virtues include ahimsa, respect, empathy, mind/sense control, humility and love.
The Hindu principle of non-violence or non-harming towards living beings.
For an influence question, connect the virtue to an action and explain why: belief in ahimsa may lead a Hindu to give to charity to reduce suffering.
Connect a named project’s work to a Hindu teaching: explain how protecting cows expresses ahimsa, rather than simply naming both.
Link a teaching to an action and explain why: ahimsa can encourage habitat protection because destroying habitats harms living creatures.
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The principle of not harming living beings, important in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
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The principle of non-harm towards living beings.
Revise: Sexual Relationships in HinduismHindu attitudes towards it involve balancing the duty to have children with ahimsa, the principle of non-harm.
The principle of non-harming or non-violence towards living beings.
The Hindu principle of non-violence or avoiding harm to living beings.
Non-harming or non-violence towards living beings.
Non-harming or non-violence towards living beings, in thought, word and action.
The ethical principle of non-violence or non-harming.
Non-harming or non-violence, including compassion, love and respect for life. In Sikhism, this does not rule out force used as a last resort to defend justice and others.
The principle of non-violence or avoiding harm to living beings.
Non-violence: seeking to avoid harm to living beings in thought, word and action.
Non-violence or non-harming; respect for all forms of life.