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Mahavira's rule of not hurting or killing living beings is called:

AAhimsa
BKarma
CTanha
DDhamma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ahimsa
1. All beings long to live, he said. 2. The rule is ahimsa. 3. Jainas had to follow it very strictly. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 6, New Questions and Ideas._
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