Ahiṃsā: Buddhist and Gandhian

1. Hiṃsā and Its Manifestations — Defines violence and examines its expressions through bodily action, speech, intention, hatred, cruelty, and social injury. 2. Ahimsā and Its Manifestations — Presents nonviolence as a constructive moral virtue involving restraint, compassion, truthfulness, purity of conduct, and social responsibility. 3. Ahimsā in Principal Hindu Scriptures — Surveys the treatment of ahimsā in major Hindu scriptural traditions and moral teachings. 4. Ahimsā in Buddhist Tradition — Examines the Buddhist understanding of non-harming through morality, compassion, karma, social conduct, and the path toward liberation. 5. Practical Possibility of Brahma-Vihāra — Discusses the practical application of the four sublime states as instruments of ethical and social harmony. 6. Four Pillars of Ahimsā — Presents mettā, karuṇā, muditā, and upekkhā as the four core supports of Buddhist nonviolence. 7. Ahimsā in Gandhian Thought — Analyzes Gandhi’s philosophical understanding of nonviolence in relation to truth, love, morality, and spiritual discipline. 8. Ahimsā in Gandhian Practice — Studies Gandhi’s application of nonviolence in personal life, public action, social reform, and political struggle. 9. The Making of an Ideal Society — Explores the social implications of ahimsā, including equality, harmony, service, discipline, and moral reconstruction. 10. Gandhi’s Ultimate Goal of Ahimsā — Presents Gandhi’s final vision of nonviolence as a path toward universal welfare, social justice, and spiritual realization.