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Definition of Dharma

1. Noun. Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes.

Definition of Dharma

1. Noun. (Hinduism Buddhism) the principle that orders the universe; one's conduct in conformity with such a principle ¹

2. Noun. (Hinduism) one's obligation in respect to one's position in society ¹

3. Noun. (Buddhism) the teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment ¹

4. Noun. (Buddhism) the teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dharma

1. conformity to Hindu law [n -S] : DHARMIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dharma

Literary usage of Dharma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the by John Henry Barrows (1893)
"The Dharma presents the three following phenomena, which generally exist in every being : L ... [In Dharma is formed of two essences, one known as matter, ..."

2. Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Master Subramuniya (2003)
"Dharma is of four main divisions, which are God's law at work on four levels of our ... Dharma is God's divine law prevailing on every level of existence, ..."

3. The Denotation of Generic Terms in Ancient Indian Philosophy: Grammar, Nyaya by Peter M. Scharf (1996)
"Sabara introduces the sutra saying, "(Dharma) unites a man with the highest ... The exact nature of dharma, whether it is the action itself or an object ..."

4. A Dictionary, Hindustani & English: Accompanied by a Reversed Dictionary by Duncan Forbes (1858)
"... dharma-patm, f. a man's first wife and of the same caste, dharma- pradhan, eminent in piety, ... one who makes a livelihood by assumed devotion, dharma- ..."

5. A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature So Far as it Illustrates the by Friedrich Max Müller (1859)
"These matters are spoken of as generally known from the Sutras, and, according to Hindu commentators, they could only be known from the Dharma-sutras. ..."

6. An Outline of the Religious Literature of India by John Nicol Farquhar (1920)
"One of the chief names connected with the cult is Lau Sen, King of Mama in Bengal in the eleventh century, who worshipped Dharma, and from whose heroic ..."

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