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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

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

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

Sala differentiates between mindfulness, which she calls secular meditation, and dharma, which she teaches.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2022

Sacrifice etc. cannot be dharma for these actions being momentary they cannot generate the effects which are only to be reaped at a future time.

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



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