While the term ahimsa is not officially mentioned, one passage in the Rig Veda reads, " Do not harm anything.

While reliance on prayer is central to Christian Science, Christian Scientists are not officially required to refuse medicine.

While modern law has officially abolished the class hierarchy, there are reports of discrimination against the Buraku or Burakumin underclasses.

While on 5 June, several major politicians ( Baciro Dabo, Faustino Imbali and Helder Proenca ) were shot dead, officially to counter a planned coup d ' État against the temporary military leadership.

While the organization was founded under a different name in 1970 and was officially named Greenpeace in 1972, the organization itself dates its birth to the first protest of 1971.

While a gay poet Grzegorz Musiał could publish officially, Jerzy Andrzejewski's last novel dealing with the subject of homosexuality was censored.

While the BdV officially denied responsibility for this, no steps were taken to address the concerns raised.

While not officially a diplomat, Louisa Adams did serve an invaluable role as wife-of-diplomat, becoming a favorite of the tsar and making up for her husband's utter lack of charm.

While they had both lived in the United States since they were four and five, respectively, neither had officially obtained U. S. citizenship.

While the term Lower Mainland has been recorded from the earliest period of non-native settlement in British Columbia, it has never been officially defined in legal terms.

While the Neo Geo CD library consisted primarily of ports of MVS and AES titles, there were a few MVS arcade games which were not officially released for the Neo Geo AES and ported instead to the Neo Geo CD.

While in office, the Prime Minister officially resides at 10 Downing Street in London and is also entitled to use the country house of Chequers in Buckinghamshire.

While many Latin American countries have long since rendered the system officially illegal through legislation, usually at the time of their independence, prejudice based on degrees of perceived racial distance from European ancestry combined with one ’ s socioeconomic status remain, an echo of the colonial caste system.

While it is officially termed " Rivest Cipher 4 ", the RC acronym is alternatively understood to stand for " Ron's Code " ( see also RC2, RC5 and RC6 ).

While many Latin American countries have long since rendered the system officially illegal through legislation, usually at the time of independence, prejudice based on degrees of perceived racial distance from European ancestry combined with one's socioeconomic status remain, an echo of the colonial caste system.

While the term is used in the media of many countries, it has only been officially used by the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

While the Waffen-SS remained officially outside the armed forces ( Wehrmacht ) and under Himmler's authority, they were placed under the operational command of the Armed Forces High Command ( OKW ) or Army High Command ( OKH ), and were largely funded by the Wehrmacht.

While it has been described as the world's smallest nation, or a micronation, Sealand is not currently officially recognised by any established sovereign state.

While originally called ultimate frisbee, it is now officially called ultimate in many areas because Frisbee is registered in some areas as a trademark, albeit genericized, for the line of discs made by the Wham-O toy company.

While political liberals make up a clear majority of Unitarian Universalists, the UU movement aspires to diversity, and officially welcomes congregants regardless of their political views.

While the General Conference is the only organization that can officially speak for The United Methodist Church as a whole, there are 13 agencies, boards and commissions of the general church.

** While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh confirms the existence of Pluto, a heavenly body considered a planet until 2006, when the term " planet " was officially defined.

While these groups elevated Antonescu to the status of hero, his involvement in the Holocaust was officially reasserted and condemned following the 2003 Wiesel Commission report.

While a large number of species have been discovered and described, approximately 250 new species are officially described by science each year.

While some regression is inevitable, it is discouraged rather than encouraged so that the transference does not follow the stages of planned regression associated with certain casework adaptations of the psychoanalytic model for insight therapy.

While Republicans were discouraged, Democrats were energized and did especially well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and New York.

While Hawala has been discouraged in some U. S. states and other countries, it is legal in all US and world jurisdictions.

While borderline personality disorder can manifest itself in children and teenagers, therapists are discouraged from diagnosing anyone before the age of 18, due to adolescence and a still-developing personality.

While many of the other communities in Anoka County experienced growth due to farming, Blaine ’ s sandy soil and abundant wetlands discouraged would-be farmers and it remained a prime hunting area.

While custom of the period discouraged the burial of black people and white people together, such a practice was not completely unknown.

While some Paso Finos will perform the trocha, it is discouraged and considered a fault in the purebred Paso Fino.

While the Buddha discouraged such behaviors, his songs and dances were seen as upaya, or skillful means, meant to help save all sentient beings.

While Thai classical music was somewhat discouraged as being unmodern and backward looking during Thailand's aggressively nationalistic modernization policies of mid-20th century, the classical arts have benefited recently from increased governmental sponsorship and funding as well as popular interest as expressed in such films as Homrong: The Overture ( 2003 ), a popular fictionalized biography of a famous traditional xylophone ( ranat ek ) performer.

While barefoot trekking is now discouraged, many Reek Sunday participants climb Croagh Patrick barefoot ( and, among men, sometimes shirtless ).

While Stellite remains the material of choice for certain internal parts in industrial process valves ( valve seat hardfacing ), its use has been discouraged in nuclear power plants.

While Habitat is seen as a great organization to become involved in, some schools are discouraged from partnering with Habitat due to its religious aspect.

While reversing the card to store a second program was possible, it was officially discouraged ( unlike in later models such as the HP-67 ) because the other half of the card was touched by the rubber wheel during transport, causing extra abrasion.

" They also state, " While the use of PGD for the purpose of preventing sex-linked diseases is ethical, the use of PGD solely for sex selection is discouraged.

While she never discouraged rumors that her mother, Katharine (" Kay ") Gibbs, was a pioneering businesswoman who established the " Katharine Gibbs " chain of vocational schools, Francis was actually raised in the hardscrabble theatrical circuit of the period.

While the semi-literate spelling in which they are written has often discouraged modern readers, it can also be seen as a point of characterizing " Nasby.

While there is no rule requiring a local presence to register domains in this TLD, the pricing is significantly higher than most other domains, which has discouraged its use.

While Sarah was pursuing this she was continually discouraged by other male members of the church.

While Republicans were discouraged, Democrats were energized and did especially well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and New York.

While he intended to sail to the Roman Empire, he was discouraged when told that the dangerous trip could take up to two years.

While discouraged in Bulgaria, and not played on official radio stations, a similar type of music called Turbofolk in neighboring SFR Yugoslavia was met with less restriction by the Yugoslav official media.

While rodeoing wasn't the way of life his parents exactly wanted for him, they never discouraged him, and helped him whenever they could.

While the Bamana have a tradition of griot performing at weddings, members of the nobility, such as Rokia, are discouraged from performing as musicians.

While in authoritative teachings homosexuality is described as a condition that an individual should control and overcome, Bahá ' ís are left to apply the teachings at their own discretion, and are discouraged from singling out homosexuality over other transgressions, such as the consumption of alcohol, or heterosexual promiscuity.