Volume II,Issue IV, March 2026
Volume-II, Issue-IV, March, 2026 |
Received: 19.03.2026 | Accepted: 30.03.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.04W. | |||
ভারতীয়
জীবনাদর্শে অহিংসা
ফারহানা আখতার, গবেষক, দর্শন বিভাগ, যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়,
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Ahimsa in the Indian Way of Life Farhana Akhtar, Research Scholar, Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Ahimsa or non-violence is the highest virtue, As an ideal moral code rooted in ancient scripture and ethics. It is highlighted in various form across different contexts. Non- violence is the universal duty. Excluding Charvakas, all major schools of Indian philosophy including Buddhism, Jainism and yoga advocate for the principal of non-violence. Ahimsa is not just absence of killing or harm and injury but the presence of love and compassion for all beings. In Buddhism non-violence is included in Shila, while in Jainism it is included in the Pancha-mahabrata and it is a part of Yama, the first limb of Astanga yoga or Eightfold path, as per Patanjali's Yoga. Ahimsa is the universal law of love and compassion. contemporary Indian thinker Gandhiji's philosophy non-violence is an extremely vital and fundamental principle. Among the eleven fundamental vows advocated by Gandhiji the first is truth(end)and second is non-violence(means). In his philosophy non-violence and truth deeply interconnected. Mahatma believe in non violence in all areas of life, such as politics society economic and legal. In the modern era Technology has advancement in visible everywhere but the spirit of non violence has vanished from among the people, being replaced by violent thoughts. Unfortunately, in today's world, of the non- violence is being over Shadowed by violence across all political social economical and legal sector. To preserve every life and living creature and create a better world the principle of non-violence is indispensable. | ||
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