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Dharma Dharma: A term of many meanings, including "law", "virtue", and "righteousness". In general, dharma means the religious discipline for the four orders of life: maintaining celibacy and studying, family life, a devout and renounced life (but living with the spouse), and total renunciation for God realization. (See also: Dharma, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)
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Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary III on dharma dharma: dharma. Right action, truth in action, righteousness, morality, virtue, duty, the dictates of God, code of conduct. Dharma defies a simple translation into English. (See also: dharma, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)
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Wiccan Pagan Dictionary on DHARMA DHARMA - (fa, Chinese, ho, Japanese) 1. law, truth, way, right in Hinduism 2. teaching of the Buddha and Patriarchs in Buddhism. 3. Second of the three refuges in Buddhism. 4. thing. e.g. “All dharmas are empty” in Buddhism (Sanskrit) 5. the grain of things in the larger picture, living close to Earth, living more simply, living more responsibly (Gary Snyder) (NAD) (See also: DHARMA, Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)
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Hinduism Dictionary on Apad dharma apad dharma: "Emergency conduct." This dharma embodies the principle that the only rigid rule is wisdom, and thus exceptional situations may require deviating from normal rules of conduct, with the condition that such exceptions are to be made only for the sake of others, not for personal advantage. These are notable exceptions, made in cases of extreme distress or calamity. (See also: Apad dharma, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)
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Dharma Dharma (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root dhri to bear, support) Equity, justice, conduct, duty; right religion, philosophy, and science; the law per se; the rules of society, caste, and stage of life. Secondarily, an essential or characteristic quality or peculiarity, approaching closely to the meaning of svabhava. Also a sage who married ten or thirteen daughters of Daksha, a judge of the dead; the personification of law and justice. In the Mahabharata, the father of Yudhishthira, chief of the Pandavas. (See also: Dharma, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)
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Hinduism Dictionary on Sadharana dharma A part of the varna dharma of each person is sadharana dharma- the principles of good conduct applicable to all people regardless of age, gender or class. sadharana dharma: "Duties applicable to all." Listed in the Manu Shastras as: - dhairya (steadfastness),
- kshama (forgiveness),
- dama (selfrestraint),
- chauryabhava (nonstealing),
- shaucha (cleanliness),
- indriyanigraha (sense control),
- dhi (high-mindedness), vidya (learning),
- satya (veracity),
- akrodha (absence of anger).
Another term for such virtues is samanya dharma: "general duty," under which scriptures offer similar lists of ethical guidelines. These are echoed and expanded in the yamas and niyamas, "restraints and observances." See: yama-niyama. (See also: Sadharana dharma, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)
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Hinduism Dictionary on Stri dharma stri dharma: (Sanskrit) "Woman's duty." Traditional conduct, observances, vocational and spiritual patterns which bring spiritual fulfillment and societal stability. Characterized by modesty, quiet strength, religiousness, dignity and nurturing of family. Notably, she is most needed and irreplaceable as the maker of the home and the educator of their children as noble citizens of tomorrow. See: grihastha dharma. (See also: Stri dharma, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)
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