Mahatma Gandhi How He Exercised Concepts of Hinduism in his Fight to Free India
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Mahatma Gandhi is extremely well-known for his struggle to unite India and end British rule over the nation. Though Gandhi was very open-minded and mused over many different teachings from many different religions, he himself was a Hindu and that was the religion that completed him. He was very dedicated and, through practicing and exercising several concepts of Hinduism, was able to remain true to himself as well as gather support from others. Of all the concepts of Hinduism, Gandhi most obviously exercised Ahimsa, or non-violence; Satya, or truthfulness; and that all religions are truly, the same. In one way, he did reject his Hindu traditions: he did not believe in the caste system that divided the country.
Throughout all of his actions, the most prominent concept Gandhi portrayed was that of Ahimsa, or non-violence. From the beginning, when rallying support for his cause, Gandhi expressed the idea that yes, British occupation of India was not right, but that no justice would be brought about through violence. He himself practiced this and encouraged others to do so as well. When, at a peaceful demonstration, the British police opened fire and killed hundreds of Hindus, Gandhi demanded that they do not strike back through physical force. He believed that it was more powerful to use peaceful non-cooperation than violence...