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Mahavira

traditionally 599–527 BCE; many scholars place him in the 5th century BCEJainismAncient (before 200 BCE)Person

Mahavira, born Vardhamana, is revered in Jainism as the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara of the present age. A contemporary of the Buddha, he taught non-violence (ahimsa) and self-discipline, and his teachings were passed on by his disciples in the Jain scriptures.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahavira

Works

Acaranga Sutra

Quotes (1)

“all breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.”
— Mahavira (the Arhats), Acaranga Sutra, Book I, Lecture 4, Lesson 1, tr. Hermann Jacobi (Sacred Books of the East 22)
Watch on YouTube: Manu Raval: The Art and Science of Nonviolence (TEDx) ↗Manu Raval discusses ahimsa
VerifiedsourceMaxim: First, do no harm.Translation: public-domain translation (Hermann Jacobi)