Ahimsā Hand is a mythological symbol depicting a circle on a hand. It is a hybrid of the following symbol(s): Wheel, Writing. Objectively, it is described as follows: A palm-facing Human Hand with a Wheel below the fingers and the following Writing in the center of the Wheel: अहिंसा "non-violence" (Sanskrit).
Components of the Ahimsā Hand symbol
Derivations of the Ahimsā Hand symbol
 | Jain Prateek Chihna Hybrid of Ahimsa Hand, Circle, Enclosure, Orange (Color), Swastika, Three Dots, Writing |
Uses of the Ahimsā Hand symbol
 | Jainism (Religion) Important symbol |
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ahimsa Hand." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 25 Aug. 2022, omnika.org/stable/1087. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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OMNIKA (2022, August 25). Ahimsa Hand. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/1087
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ahimsa Hand." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 25, 2022. Accessed January 27, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/1087.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
Cirlot Laporta, Juan Eduardo. A Dictionary of Symbols. Second Editions. Translated by Jack Sage. London, England: Routledge, 2001. [E-book edition by Taylor & Francis]
