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dharma

[dahr-muh, duhr-] / ˈdɑr mə, ˈdʌr- /
NOUN
buddhist principles
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He says he "had very mixed feelings…given what had happened" but was driven by Hindu belief in dharma which he says involves "doing your duty".

From BBC Mar. 5, 2025

This means focussing on dharma, or the right way to act so that our larger, global communities can work.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2023

It is the dharma of fire to be hot, and of water to cool.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2023

They’ve offered a dharma school for children and do community outreach cleaning creeks, organizing community potlucks and visiting prisoners to share the teachings of the Buddha.

From Seattle Times Nov. 7, 2022

Both of these monarchs, while worshipping Śiva, are described as knowing or practising the jñâna or dharma of the Mahayana.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot



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