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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

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

Both of these monarchs, while worshipping Śiva, are described as knowing or practising the jñâna or dharma of the Mahayana.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir



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