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Dharma is an organising principle in Hinduism that applies to human beings in solitude, in their interaction with human beings and nature, as well as between inanimate objects, to all of cosmos and its parts.
Hindu dharma includes the religious duties, moral rights and duties of each individual, as well as behaviours that enable social order, right conduct, and those that are virtuous. Dharma is that which all existing beings must accept and respect to sustain harmony and order in the world.
Jun 24, 2024 · In Buddhism, dharma is the doctrine, the universal truth common to all individuals at all times, proclaimed by the Buddha. Dharma, the Buddha, and the sangha (community of believers) make up the Triratna, “Three Jewels,” to which Buddhists go for refuge.
Dec 21, 2015 · What Does Dharma Mean? Dharma is an important Hindu, Buddhist and yogic concept, referring to a law or principle which governs the universe. For an individual to live out their dharma is for them to act in accordance with this law.
What Is the Dharma? Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II, Matt Lindén 04:57. 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.
Dharma (Sanskrit), or dhamma (Pali) is a fundamental concept in ancient Indian spiritual traditions. The term buddhadharma is sometimes used to mean Buddhism in general or, more specifically, the Buddha’s teachings.
Buddhism (/ ˈ b ʊ d ɪ z əm / BUUD-ih-zəm, US also / ˈ b uː d-/ BOOD-), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha.
The word dharma (P. dhamma; T. chos ཆོས་; C. fa; J. hō 法) has multiple usages within Buddhism. The most common usages are: the teachings of the Buddha, also referred to as buddhadharma ("dharma of the Buddha"), saddharma ("true dharma"), buddhavacana ("word of the Buddha"), and so on.
In earliest texts and ancient myths of Hinduism, dharma meant cosmic law, the rules that created the universe from chaos, as well as rituals; In later Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and the Epics, the meaning became refined, richer, complex and the word dharma was applied to diverse contexts.
In Buddhist literature, dharma often refers to Buddhist teaching and practice in general. In this sense, dharma is used by Buddhists to encompass everything that was taught by the Buddha (or more precisely what a given tradition believes was spoken by him).
