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Ahimsa

nonviolence, one of the cardinal virtues of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
Intangible religious_concept Q178498
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Summary

Ahimsa is a religious concept[1]. Ahimsa ranks in the top 9% of religious concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,403 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Buddhism[3], Jainism[4], Hinduism[5]
  • Commons category: Ahimsa[6]
  • Facet of: Buddhism[7], Hinduism[8], Jainism[9]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Global Justice[10]
  • Has characteristic: nonviolence[11]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q27135070[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[13]

Why It Matters

Ahimsa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Ahimsa is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ahimsa_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ahimsa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ahimsa}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism
    Instance of → religious concept
    Part of → Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism
    Permanent duplicated item → Q27135070
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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