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dharma

[dahr-muh, duhr-] / ˈdɑr mə, ˈdʌr- /
NOUN
buddhist principles
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“Finding the dharma was like the longest sigh,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

For more than two decades, she along with other community members have taught zazen, yoga and the dharma to women at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

Heaven avert a cruel fate, Yato dharma stato jayah!

From Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse by Romesh Dutt


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