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   ahimsa

   /əˈhɪmsɑː/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist tradition) respect for all living things and avoidance of violence towards others.

   Word Origin Sanskrit, from a ‘non-, without’ + hiṃsā ‘violence’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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