Ahimszá, egy központi fogalom Móhandász Karamcsand Gándhí filozófiai gondolkodásában
Ahimsa, the Staple of Ghandian Philosophy

Summary/Abstract: Gandhi’s political thought has a very special peculiarity, which on the one hand could be considered as the effect of his religious personality and on the other hand as a result of his practical way of living. This special peculiarity is that his political discourse, his reflections regarding political and everyday acts and strategies are based on ideas and principles which could not be found in the usual and accepted toolbox of the politics; moreover we can say that in the modern times these ideas are straight unacceptable to politics, is considered unfamiliar ideas or principles. At least this was the official point of view before the appearance of the Mahatma on the political stage. This unfamiliarity with the politics on the one hand comes from the religious roots of the above mentioned principles and ideas, but on the other hand from the fact that Gandhi has subordinated all of his actions to those principles which were the results of His ceaseless and continuous seeking of the truth. The goal of the paper is to consider one of the core concepts of the gandhian philosophy, the principle of ahimsa (non-violence), which beside of the satya (truth), could be considered the most important element of the Mahatma’s spiritual heritage and at the same time an idea which has a very strong and consistent controlling and regulating role regarding the public and private thoughts, speeches and life of the one who was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

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