The Emergence Machine

Ahimsa

abstract · Philosophy · Level 12 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Ahimsa emerges from ethics and requires morality and life.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “non-violence” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “non-violence”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
अहिंसा
Origin language
Sanskrit

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0AhimsaEthicsPhilosophyPrincipleKnowledgeReasoningTruth… intermediate l…BeingForceFormInformationActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesAhimsaL12BeingL2PrincipleL10EthicsL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Being L2 (requires)
    The principle of non-violence and non-harm to all living beings.
  • Principle L10 (requires)
    The principle of non-violence and non-harm to all living beings.
  • Ethics L11 (requires)
    Understanding ethics is foundational to ahimsa.