ahimsan.

Brit.

/əˈhɪmsɑː/, U.S.

/əˈhɪmˌsɑ/

Forms: 1800s– ahimsa, 1800s– a-hinsa, 1800s– ahinsa, 1900s– a-himsa.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit ahiṃsā.

Etymology: < Sanskrit ahiṃsā, ahiṉsā non-violence < a- un- prefix¹ + hiṃsā injury ( < hiṃs- to injure, harm, kill).

Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.

The doctrine of non-violence; avoidance of killing or causing harm out of respect for all living things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [noun] > non-violence > specific as a philosophy

ahimsa1831

1831 V. Kennedy Res. Nature & Affinity Anc. & Hindu Mythol. App. D, 453 Ahimsa, wise men define to be the abstaining from hurting living beings in any manner; and there is no virtue of greater excellence than this.

1875 M. Williams Indian Wisdom x. 249 I am told..that, notwithstanding the strict rules of a-hiṉsā, the ‘Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ might find work to do in some parts of India.

1884 H. Jacobi Gaina Sutrâs in Sacred Bks. East XXII. p. xxi The stress which is laid on the ahimsâ or not killing of living beings.

1915 M. K. Gandhi Speeches & Writings (ed. 3, 1922) 236 Our religion is based upon ahimsa, which in its active form is nothing but Love.

1936 A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza xi. 150 How foolish of Satan to tempt a, by definition, ahimsa-practising Messiah with fame, dominion, ambition.

1966 W. N. Brown Unity of Life ii. 48 For Hindus,..the doctrine of Ahinsa has reached its apex with respect to the cow.

2008 R. Preece Sins of Flesh ii. 73 Jains were, and are, far less compromising on the ideal of ahimsa than Buddhists or Hindus, approaching a strict veganism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ahimsa
释义	ahimsan. Brit. /əˈhɪmsɑː/, U.S. /əˈhɪmˌsɑ/ Forms: 1800s– ahimsa, 1800s– a-hinsa, 1800s– ahinsa, 1900s– a-himsa. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit ahiṃsā. Etymology: < Sanskrit ahiṃsā, ahiṉsā non-violence < a- un- prefix¹ + hiṃsā injury ( < hiṃs- to injure, harm, kill). Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The doctrine of non-violence; avoidance of killing or causing harm out of respect for all living things. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [noun] > non-violence > specific as a philosophy ahimsa1831 1831 V. Kennedy Res. Nature & Affinity Anc. & Hindu Mythol. App. D, 453 Ahimsa, wise men define to be the abstaining from hurting living beings in any manner; and there is no virtue of greater excellence than this. 1875 M. Williams Indian Wisdom x. 249 I am told..that, notwithstanding the strict rules of a-hiṉsā, the ‘Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ might find work to do in some parts of India. 1884 H. Jacobi Gaina Sutrâs in Sacred Bks. East XXII. p. xxi The stress which is laid on the ahimsâ or not killing of living beings. 1915 M. K. Gandhi Speeches & Writings (ed. 3, 1922) 236 Our religion is based upon ahimsa, which in its active form is nothing but Love. 1936 A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza xi. 150 How foolish of Satan to tempt a, by definition, ahimsa-practising Messiah with fame, dominion, ambition. 1966 W. N. Brown Unity of Life ii. 48 For Hindus,..the doctrine of Ahinsa has reached its apex with respect to the cow. 2008 R. Preece Sins of Flesh ii. 73 Jains were, and are, far less compromising on the ideal of ahimsa than Buddhists or Hindus, approaching a strict veganism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1831
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