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Every technical term used in this portal, with a short gloss, a longer note, and the chapters where it matters.
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- Ahiṃsāअहिंसा
- Non-injury — the first and root vow.
- Its opposite, hiṃsā, is defined at 7.8 as severing life-forces through careless activity. Carelessness, not outcome alone, is decisive.
- Chapter 7