dharma
[dahr-muh, duhr-]
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Origin of dharma
1790–1800; < Sanskrit: custom, duty, akin to dhārayati holds, maintains
Pali dham·ma [duhm-uh] /ˈdʌm ə/.
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Contemporary Examples
Levine wrote about his life in his 2004 memoir, Dharma Punx, the book that started a worldwide movement sharing the same name.
There are Dharma Punx chapters all over the US, as well as abroad.
Among them are Art Kibbutz NYC and Dharma Drink, the Buddhist art Meetup group.
Pawel Althamer Creates Art That’s by the People, for the People at the New MuseumJessica Dawson
February 17, 2014
She insisted they go through the long campaign together to test the impact of her dharma on their relationship.
New Feminists: Young, Multicultural, Strategic, and Looking Out for Each OtherGail Sheehy
February 26, 2013
The named plaintiffs in the Texas class-action case are Sgt. Richard Corder, an Army infantry squad leader, and his wife, Dharma.
Historical Examples
Dharma should be learnt from the Shruti (Holy Writ), and from those conversant with it.
The Kama Sutra of VatsyayanaVatsyayana
Holy Writ, which ordains the practice of Dharma, does not admit of a doubt.
The Kama Sutra of VatsyayanaVatsyayana
As he has to bring up his children, he must know something of Dharma Sastra.
A Guide to HealthMahatma Gandhi
He gave thee in marriage to me, and the others to Dharma and the rest of the gods.
The Kath Sarit SgaraSomadeva Bhatta
He who spoke of Dharma (the customs of the law) not knowing Dharma!
King--of the Khyber RiflesTalbot Mundy
dharma
- Hinduism social custom regarded as a religious and moral duty
- Hinduism
- the essential principle of the cosmos; natural law
- conduct that conforms with this
- Buddhism ideal truth as set forth in the teaching of Buddha
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Word Origin
Sanskrit: habit, usage, law, from dhārayati he holds
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Word Origin and History for dharma
n.
1796, in secular sense, "caste custom, right behavior;" in Buddhism and Hinduism, "moral law," from Sanskrit, "law, right, justice," related to dharayati "holds," and cognate with Latin firmus, all from PIE root *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support" (see firm (adj.)).
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