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Dharma

Dharma (/ˈdɑːrmə/; Sanskrit: धर्म, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ⓘ) is a key concept in various Indian-origin religions. The term dharma does not have a single, clear…

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Etymology

Definition

History

Jainism

Hinduism

Sources

Buddhism

Sikhism

In Sangam literature

Dharma in symbols

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Dharma

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Edges179
Triples424
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Sources · 153
Dharma → Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya, Acharya Umasvami's Tattvārthsūtra, Alban, Alf, American Medical Association, Ancient India, Ancient Vedic Literature, Anderson, Apastamba Dharmasutra, April, Black, Brereton, Cassell, Chapter, Chennai, Choudhury, Cogent Social Sciences, Concise Dictionary, Conlon, Continuum International Publishing Group
related to Further reading · 29
Dharma → Benaras, Cambridge University Press, Central Hindu College, Cultural, Dasgupta, Delhi, Ethics, Hindu, History, Indian Philosophy, Indian Pluralism, ISBN, Its Etymology, Its Semantic, IV, Krishna, MLBD, Murthy, No, Olivelle
related to Definition · 18
Dharma → Buddhism, English, For, French, German, Grassmann's, Hinduism, However, Indian, It, Jainism, Karl Friedrich Geldner, Paul Horsch, Rig-Veda, Sanskrit, Sikhism, The, There
related to Dharma, life stages and social stratification · 17
Dharma → At, Bhrigu, Buddhist, Epics, Hinduism, In, India, Manusmriti, Of, Other, Patrick Olivelle, Smritis, Some, Some Hindu, These, Varna, Varnas
related to Buddha's teachings · 16
Dharma → Buddha, Buddhadharma, Buddhist, Buddhists, East, For, Four Noble Truths, It, Noble Eightfold Path, Others, Pali, Sanskrit, Some, The, The Buddha's, Tibetan
related to Eusebeia and dharma · 15
Dharma → According, Afghanistan, Aramaic, BCE, Eusebia, Greek, Hellenistic Greece, In, India, Indian Emperor Asoka, Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription, Paul Hacker, Sanskrit, Scholars, This
related to history · 14
Dharma → According, Atharvaveda, Brahman, Dharmaśāstra, History, In, Indra, It, Pandurang Vaman Kane, Paul Horsch, Rigveda, The, Veda, Vedic Hinduism
related to Dharma and law · 13
Dharma → Along, Common, Dharmasutras, Hinduism, In Hindu, India, India's, Manu, Narada, The, The Dharmashastra, These, These Dharmasutras
related to In the Epics · 12
Dharma → Daniel Ingalls, Dasharatha, In, In Hindu Epics, Kaikeyi, Lakshman, Rama, Rama's, Ramayana, Sanskrit, Sita, The Hindu
related to Etymology · 11
Dharma → Figuratively, From, Greek, In, It, Latin, Rigveda, Rta, Sanskrit, The, Vedic Sanskrit

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hinduism life law hindu sanskrit word meaning buddhism concept according philosophy moral doi isbn order also teachings duty means indian

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Dharmais aorganising principle in Hinduism that applies to human beings in solitude0.90text
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Dharmais aTruth0.90text
Dharmapart ofyoga0.85text
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