Question

Who taught Gandhiji the lesson on ‘Ahimsa’?

Answer 1

....ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴀʏ....

ɢᴀɴᴅʜɪ ᴘʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ɴᴏɴ-ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ. ʜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏɴ-ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ.

ɢᴀɴᴅʜɪ sᴀɪᴅ:

“ᴀʜɪᴍsᴀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀɪᴛʜ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴄʀᴇᴇᴅ.”

ᴀʜɪᴍsᴀ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇsᴛ ʙʏ ɢᴀɴᴅʜɪ.

Answer 2

Rajchandra Ravjibhai taught Gandhiji the lesson on ‘Ahimsa’.

• The ethical principle of not harming others even though others cause harm to us is called Ahimsa.

• Ahimsa is followed by many religions : Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

• Ahimsa means Biggest love and greatest compassion.

• Gandhiji (Mahatma Gandhi) had always taught people to be selfless.

• However, Ahimsa was introduced to India by Pareshvanatha. He preaches India of Ahimsa.

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