Curated category
Jain ethics
- AhimsaThe Sanskrit word ahimsa derives from the root hims, meaning to strike or injure. The prefix a- negates this action, creating a term that translates directly…
- DānaThe Rigveda, composed in the second millennium BCE, contains the earliest known discussions of dana. Book 10, Hymn 117 translates to a plea for truth and…
- SatyaThe Sanskrit word satya appears in the Rigveda, a text dated to the second millennium BCE. This ancient manuscript contains the earliest known discussion of…