Non-violence; a yama

the doctrine of non-injury of living things. Non-injury is not just about not killing animals for food; Hindus aim not to cause harm of any kind to any living thing by thought, word, deed or inaction. The ideal end goal of ahinsa is to extend this idea of non-injury to the development of a love for all things.

Non- violence, respect for life. Not to harm or kill by word, deed or even in thought. Not to basically harm any living thing

see ahimsa