English Explanatory Dictionary

dharma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
  2. One's obligation in respect to one's position in society, or the universe; one's duty, societally or cosmically.
  3. The teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment.
  4. The teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught.
  5. Rule of conduct.
noun
  1. Alternative form of dharma.

Pronunciation

/d̪hərm(ɑ)/ /ˈdɑː.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dharma.wav /ˈdɑɹ.mə/

Word forms

dharma dharmas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”). The definitions pertaining to Buddhism are influenced by dhamma, a loan word from Pali. Doublet of dhamma and firm.

Antonyms

adharma

Related words

Sanatana Dharma () rta karma

Derived words

Buddha-dharma dharma talk dharmic

Translations

Burmese: ဓမ္မ Burmese: တရား Chinese Mandarin: 法 Finnish: dharma Japanese: 法 Khmer: ធម៌ Korean: 법 Lao: ທຳ Lü: ᦒᧄ Malay: darma Marathi: धर्म Mongolian: ном Polish: dharma Portuguese: darma Russian: дха́рма Thai: ธรรม Tibetan: ཆོས Vietnamese: pháp Vietnamese: Phật pháp
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