Word glossary
Terms and definitions
Every technical term used in this portal, with a short gloss, a longer note, and the chapters where it matters.
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- Hiṃsāहिंसा
- Injury — depriving of life-forces through careless activity.
- Two conditions: negligence or passion in the actor, and harm to prāṇas. Passionate intention binds karma even when no external harm results.
- Chapter 7