The term dharma is understood to refer to behaviours which are in harmony with the "order and custom" that sustains life; "virtue", righteousness or "religious and moral duties". The antonym of dharma is adharma.

2025年2月11日 · In Buddhism, dharma is the doctrine, the universal truth common to all individuals at all times, proclaimed by the Buddha. Dharma, the Buddha, and the sangha (community of believers) make up the Triratna, “Three Jewels,” to which Buddhists go for refuge.

The meaning of DHARMA is an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law.

2015年12月21日 · Dharma is considered to be one of the three jewels of Buddhism, alongside sangha and buddha, together paving the path to enlightenment. In Hinduism, it is one of the four main philosophical principles along with Artha, Kama and Moksha.

For Buddhists, the word “Dharma” is used to refer to the Buddha’s teachings, which help to bring us from our current state of confusion and unhappiness to a state of awareness and joy. Just as the English word “religion” comes from the Latin term “to bind together,” Dharma derives from the Sanskrit “dhr,” which means to firmly hold or support.

Dharma in Buddhism is both the path and the goal. It's the method of practice recommended by the Buddha, the realization of enlightenment, and the very nature of reality.

There is dharma or way of right action relative to all aspects of human life and culture: a dharma of art, a dharma of business, a dharma of communication, a dharma of relationship, a dharma of science, a dharma of religion, and so on – each of which requires its own examination.

Dharma derives from the root √dhṛ ̊ (to hold, to maintain) and is related to the Latin forma. From its root meaning as “that which is established” comes such translations as law, duty, justice, religion, nature, and essential quality. Its oldest form, dharman, is found in the pre-Buddhist Ṛgveda, which dates to at least three thousand years ago.

2019年6月25日 · Hinduism describes dharma as the natural universal laws whose observance enables humans to be contented and happy and to save himself from degradation and suffering. Dharma is the moral law combined with spiritual discipline that guides one's life. Hindus consider dharma the very foundation of life.

2024年10月24日 · Dharma (धर्म) is the name of a deity who received the Sahasrāgama from Bhīma who in turn, received it from Kāla through the mahānsambandha relation, according to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha).