Editing Faith (section)

=== Hinduism ===
{{Main|Bhakti|Faith in Hinduism}}
Bhakti ({{langx|sa|[[:wikt:भक्ति#Sanskrit|भक्ति]]}}) literally means "attachment, participation, fondness for, homage, faith, love, devotion, worship, purity".<ref name=monier>[[Monier-Williams]], ''Sanskrit Dictionary'', 1899.{{full citation needed|date=July 2023}}</ref> It was originally used in [[Hinduism]], referring to devotion and love for a personal god or a representational god by a devotee.<ref name=encyclopediabrit>{{multiref2
|1={{cite encyclopedia|chapter-url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/63933/bhakti|chapter=Bhakti|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229174330/https://www.britannica.com/topic/bhakti |archive-date=2020-12-29|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|year=2009 |title=Bhakti &#124; Hinduism, Devotion & Rituals &#124; Britannica }}
|2={{Cite book |last=Pechelis |first=Karen |title=The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies |publisher=Bloomsbury |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-8264-9966-0 |editor-last=Frazier |editor-first=Jessica |pages=107–121 |chapter=Bhakti Traditions |editor-last2=Flood |editor-first2=Gavin}}
}}</ref> In ancient texts such as the ''[[Shvetashvatara Upanishad]]'', the term simply means participation, devotion, and love for any endeavor, while in the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'', it connotes one of the possible paths of spirituality and towards [[moksha]], as in {{transliteration|sa|bhakti marga}}.<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Lochtefeld|year=2014|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism|publisher=Rosen Publishing|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8239-2287-1|pages=98–100}} Also see articles on {{transliteration|sa|bhaktimārga}} and {{transliteration|sa|jnanamārga}}.</ref>

[[Ahimsa]], also referred to as [[nonviolence]], is a fundamental tenet of Hinduism that advocates harmonious and peaceful co-existence and evolutionary growth in grace and wisdom for all humankind unconditionally.{{relevance inline|reason=unclear how this relates to "faith" specifically|date=July 2023}}

In Hinduism, most of the Vedic prayers begins with the chants of Om. [[Om]] is the [[Sanskrit]] symbol that amazingly resonates the peacefulness ensconced within one's higher self. Om is considered to have a profound effect on the body and mind of the one who chants and also creates a calmness, serenity, healing, strength of its own to prevail within and also in the surrounding environment.{{relevance inline|reason=unclear how this relates to "faith" specifically|date=July 2023}}