dharma

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

brahman brahmin constitution character property stripe enlightenment diathesis cast learning composition moral spirit sort characteristic
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Antonyms

badness crime evil vice corruption sin
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Hypernyms

Hindu deity

Phrases with the word

dharma practitioner dharma teacher dharma philosophy dharma teachings Jain dharma Jaina dharma

Examples

According to a story in the Āyācana Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya VI.1) — a scripture found in the Pāli and other canons — immediately after his awakening, the Buddha debated whether or not he should teach the Dharma to others. Source: Internet

According to the Buddha, the Dharma is not an ultimate end in itself or an explanation of all metaphysical reality, but a pragmatic set of teachings. Source: Internet

After a series of victories over rival subsect leaders and Tibetan invaders, Ngawang Namgyal took the title Zhabdrung (At Whose Feet One Submits, or, in many Western sources, Dharma Raja), becoming the temporal and spiritual leader of Bhutan. Source: Internet

All worlds are balanced on dharma, dharma encompasses ways to prosperity as well. Source: Internet

As recounted in Kerouac's Dharma Bums, even at age 25 Snyder felt he could have a role in the fateful future meeting of West and East. Source: Internet

Buddha's teachings For practicing Buddhists, references to "dharma" (dhamma in Pali) particularly as "the Dharma", generally means the teachings of the Buddha, commonly known throughout the East as Buddha-Dharma. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dharana dharani Dharawal Dharma doll dharma philosophy dharma practitioner