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dharma

[dahr-muh, duhr-]

noun

Hinduism, Buddhism.
  1. essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.

  2. conformity to religious law, custom, duty, or one's own quality or character.

  3. virtue.

  4. religion.

  5. law, especially religious law.

  6. the doctrine or teaching of the Buddha.



dharma

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. Hinduism social custom regarded as a religious and moral duty

  2. Hinduism

    1. the essential principle of the cosmos; natural law

    2. conduct that conforms with this

  3. Buddhism ideal truth as set forth in the teaching of Buddha

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • dharmic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dharma1

1790–1800; < Sanskrit: custom, duty, akin to ⲹپ holds, maintains
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dharma1

Sanskrit: habit, usage, law, from ⲹپ he holds
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Five years ago in the middle of the pandemic, a friend, Somen Mishra - the head of creative development at Dharma Productions in Mumbai - recommended an opinion piece called Taking Amrit Home, published in The New York Times.

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All the names of his past albums also took on otherworldly elements, such as 2018’s “Mantra,” 2019’s “Fantasía” and 2022’s “Dharma.”

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May 11-July 2 Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Around 150 examples of pan-Asian Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ritual objects from LACMA’s fine permanent collection, finally being shown after many years being tucked away in storage, will be augmented by several loans to represent diverse concepts of Buddhist thought.

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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".

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Later, Rachins unbuttoned a little more in the ABC sitcom “Dharma & Greg,” playing the hippie father of lead newlywed Dharma Finkelstein.

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