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The Ahimsa Award is an annual award given by the Institute of Jainology in recognition of individuals who embody and promote the principles of ahimsa (nonviolence).It was established in 2006 and has since been awarded at the annual Ahimsa Day event, on 2 October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Dalai Lama in 2005. The 14th Dalai Lama has received numerous awards over his spiritual and political career. [1] [2] He was a laureate for community leadership in 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's version of Nobel Prize. [3]
Neeson was the recipient of the Ahimsa Award in 2012, presented annually at the House of Commons to an individual who embodies non-violence and compassion. [14] CCF received a 2012 WISE Award, recognizing its transformative impact on education and society. [15] The WISE Awards identify, showcase and promote six innovative educational projects ...
Africa Illustrious Award; Ahimsa Award; Ahmed Ali Baskandi Award; Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism; Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award; APA International Humanitarian Award; ARRL International Humanitarian Award; Bart Starr Award; Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award; Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia
The award seeks to recognize those people who have made "meritorious contribution to the national interests of Pakistan, or cultural, social contribution, or other significant public or private endeavors". The award is not limited to Pakistani citizens and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be conferred upon foreign nationals.
2015 Ahimsa Award by Institute of Jainology Ann Lesley Cotton OBE (born 1950) is a Welsh entrepreneur and philanthropist who was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2006 Queen's New Year Honours List .
AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation; AACTA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft; AGEUS Award for Individual Contribution; Ahimsa Award; AHL Hall of Fame; AIR Awards; Alaska Sports Hall of Fame; Albatros Literaturpreis; Alexander von Humboldt Medal (EGU) American Indian Youth Literature Awards; Andrea M ...
The term Ahimsa appears in the text Taittiriya Shakha of the Yajurveda (TS 5.2.8.7), where it refers to non-injury to the sacrificer himself. [27] It occurs several times in the Shatapatha Brahmana in the sense of "non-injury". [28] The Ahimsa doctrine is a late Vedic era development in Brahmanical culture. [29]