dharma

Example Sentences

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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

It affects the text’s treatment of dharma, or the right way to act.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2023

Because: “Man isn’t the author of anything. All there is is dharma, destiny.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

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

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Dharma cannot make the soul or matter move; but if they are to move, they cannot do so without the presence of dharma.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath