ahimsa vs religious doctrine

ahimsa and religious doctrine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ahimsa	Yes	No	No	No
religious doctrine	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, religious doctrine is a hypernym of ahimsa; that is, religious doctrine 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
religious doctrine: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

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

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