RT Article
T1 Gandijeva satjagraha = Gandhi's Satyagraha
JF Edinost in dialog
VO 78
IS 1
SP 115
OP 127
A1 Hribar, Peter
A1 Osredkar, Mari Jože
LA Slovenian
PB Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1865698997
AB In this paper, we present the influence of religion on the revolutionary movement that led India to political independence in the last century. The most credit for the changes has Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who achieved political changes through satyagraha without violence. After introducing the term satyagraha, the authors outline Gandhi's life and his spiritual development, which enabled him to think and act nonviolently. The sources of his spirituality are highlighted as the Bhagavad-gita, the Bible and Leo Tolstoy's prose. He was also influenced by Jain religious practice, especially the principle of ahimsa practiced by Mohandas' mother. The paper concludes with an outline of the influence of satyagraha in India and beyond after Gandhi's death.
K1 gandhi
K1 India
K1 Nonviolence
K1 Revolution
K1 Satyagraha
DO 10.34291/Edinost/78/01/Hribar