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Rider, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii + 148pp. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Edges browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Covers slightly worn. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Philosophy. ISBN: 0091233402. ISBN/EAN: 9780091233402. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51666. . 9780091233402
Ahimsa Non-violence in Indian tradition Hardcover - 1976
by Unto Tahtinen
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- Title Ahimsa Non-violence in Indian tradition
- Author Unto Tahtinen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Rider, London, England.
- Date 1976
- ISBN 9780091233402
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Ahimsa: Non-Violence in Indian Tradition
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Ahimsa: Non-violence in Indian Tradition.
by Tahtinen, Unto.
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London: Rider and Company, 1976. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), top edge foxed, flaps creased jacket (few small tears, two small pieces missing top edge, white background lightly marked, light foxing edges, some edgewear, sticker mark) 147 pp. Unto Tahtinen explains the meaning of ahimsa or non-violence. Compares, for the first time, the different meanings of ahimsa in Jainism, Buddhism, and Vedism. The book also contains sections on himsa or violence, including violence against against oneself and causes of violence. Some other moral norms are discussed, such as self-control, truthfulness, forbearance, friendliness, compassion and non-stealing. There are specific chapters devoted to ahimsa in relation to war and crime, and ahimsa as exemplified by Mahatma Gandi and Vinoba Bhave.
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