Ahimsa (; IAST:, Pāli: ) is a term meaning to do no harm ( literally: the avoidance of violence – himsa ).

; Ahimsa ( Non-violence ): To cause " no harm " to living beings ( on the lines of " live " and " let live ").

* Nonviolence ( Ahimsa ) – to cause no harm to any living being ;

:* Ahimsa: non-violence, inflicting no injury or harm to others or even to one's own self, it goes as far as nonviolence in thought, word and deed.