ahimsa vs creed

ahimsa and creed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ahimsa	Yes	No	No	No
creed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, creed is a hypernym of ahimsa; that is, creed is a word with a broader meaning than ahimsa:

ahimsa: a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
creed: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

Other hypernyms of ahimsa include church doctrine, gospel, religious doctrine.

ahimsa (noun)	creed (noun)
a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence	any system of principles or beliefs
	the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group