underived

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Dharma is an entity underived, containing the spiritual elements and material constituents of the universe.

From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

Mrs. Meredith and Rowan and the clergyman were left with the father and the children, and with an unexampled wedding collation—one of Pansy's underived masterpieces.

From The Mettle of the Pasture by Allen, James Lane

Not less remarkable is the implication in these words, not only of the completeness of His message, but of the fullness of His knowledge of God, and its entirely underived nature.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI by Maclaren, Alexander

And finally from a first or from underived being?

From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.

Dharma is material essence, the plastic cause, and underived, a co-equal biunity with Buddha; or else the plastic cause, as before, but dependent and derived from Buddha.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot