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- DictionaryDhar·ma/ˈdärmə/
noun
- 1. (in Indian religion) the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.
Scholar Rupert Gethin defines dharma as “the basis of things, the underlying nature of things, the way things are; in short it is the truth about things, the truth about the world.”. Dharma also refers to insight into the truth of how things are.
For Buddhists, the word “Dharma” is used to refer to the Buddha’s teachings, which help to bring us from our current state of confusion and unhappiness to a state of awareness and joy. Just as the English word “religion” comes from the Latin term “to bind together,” Dharma derives from the Sanskrit “dhr,” which means to firmly ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Hinduism describes dharma as the natural universal laws whose observance enables humans to be contented and happy and to save himself from degradation and suffering. Dharma is the moral law combined with spiritual discipline that guides one's life. Hindus consider dharma the very foundation of life.
At present, dharma is used generically for “religion,” indicating religious beliefs and practices. Theravada Buddhism uses the Pāli variant dhamma ; Gāndhārī Prākrit, as attested in the Dharmapada from Khotan (second century C.E...) uses either dhama or dharma .
noun. , Hinduism, Buddhism. essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature. conformity to religious law, custom, duty, or one's own quality or character. virtue. religion. law, especially religious law. the doctrine or teaching of the Buddha. dharma.
The Sanskrit term dharma — dhamma in Pali, chos (pronounced chö) in Tibetan, fa in Chinese, ho in Japanese, and pop in Korean—is a term of wide import in Buddhism. It is also notoriously difficult to translate, a problem acknowledged in traditional sources, where as many as ten different meanings are enumerated.
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May 18, 2018 · “Dharma” is a story not only about ghosts. It is also about duty (which is roughly what the title “Dharma,” an Indian word, means), acceptance, and the peculiar ways in which past and present interact in the mind of a single individual.
