How has the religous history of India influenced their tradition of non-voilence?
Overall, the Indian religion is based on non-voilence and almost, if not all, their beliefs stress the belief of peace. Their religion is more about devotion to god, truth, and achieving enlighenment in their next lives. Their actions are mostly done in the best intentions for their incarnation into the next life. So, most believers of Islam would try their best to live this life well, and not be violent in order to, eventually, live up to the ideal of life. For example, Mahatma Gandhi. He believed in complete non-voilence and truth, and made his life simple, achieved his goals for his country and himself by finding the truth, meditating, and simplifying life tofind it's real meaning. He did not believe in finding peace or reaching goals through violence, because that would just make the the the other goals be unattainable. Most of India's history went the same way. The belief that violence is wrong led to many great achievements in their history and formed their image as a country that strongly believes in non-violent.
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