8. India Influence

How has religious history of India influenced India's tradition of non-violence?

The religious history of India has influenced India's tradition of non-violence by the beliefs of other religions. For example, Hinduism basically focused on peace throughout each other in the world. They were non-violent people, same with Buddhism. The fact that both of theses religions have focused on peace and non-violence has influenced India's traditions. Another example would be the story of Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. He was a warrior but did not want to fight in the war beacause he was up against his own relatives. Lord Krishna told Arjuna that he would only kill the body, not the soul;the soul lives on forever. This is how they looked at being peaceful. Doing this so, India has changed their tradition of non-violence.