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Which term refers to the practice of nonviolence by jains?

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Ahimsā (Ahiṃsā) in Jainism is a fundamental principle forming the cornerstone of its ethics and doctrine. The term ahimsa means nonviolence, non-injury or absence of desire to harm any life forms. Vegetarianism and other nonviolent practices and rituals of Jains flow from the principle of ahimsa
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Ahimsa

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Ahimsa refers to a practice that is common in Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism which emphasizes the importance of not causing harm to other living beings. This is an important ethical principle, which has a lot of practical consequences. It requires nonviolence, including the avoidance of killing animals, but it also contemplates not causing harm to beings such as insects, plants and microbes.

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