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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as 'Mahatma', was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic on 30 January 1948. Today, Gandhi is considered the embodiment of non-violent resistance. His great words have also taken hold in the western world: ahimsa - non-violence, satyagraha - insistence on truth, and swaraj - self-governance.

Gandhi was and remained a Hindu, but engaged intensively with other religions. He took the Baghavad Gita and the Sermon on the Mount as the spiritual basis for his political actions. His concept of renunciation of violence and loving one’s enemies therefore also had a strong influence on Christians, for instance the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King.

Chaidh Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, air an d' thugadh "Mahatma" a mhurt aig làmhan fanatach Hionduthach air an 30mh dhen Fhaoilleach, 1948. An-diugh, tha Gandhi na shamhla air comhaireachd neo-ainneartach. Sgaoil na briathran aige san Iar: "Ahimsa" – neo-ainneartas, "Satyagraha" iarrtas fìrinneachd, "Swaraj" – fèin-riaghladh. 'S e Hionduthach a bh' ann an Gandhi, ach ghabh e gnothaich ri iomadh creideamh eile. Stèidhich e a ghnìomhan phoilitigeach air a' Bhagavad Gita agus an Searmon air a' Bheinn. Thug a bheachdan mu ainneart a sheachnadh agus air gràdhachadh nàimhdean buaidh air Crìostaidhean, mar eisimpleir iomairt nan Còirichean Sìobhalta sna Stàitean Aonaichte agus air Martin Luther King.

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