English word senses marked with topical category "Dharma"
Parent categories: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Religion, India, Culture, Countries, Countries in Asia, Society, Polities, Places, Asia, Names, Earth, Eurasia, Nature
Total 13 word senses
- Buddha-dharma (Noun) The teachings, practices and states of consciousness transmitted by the former Prince Siddhartha, the Shakyamuni Buddha.
- Dharmic (Adjective) pertaining to dharma
- Dharmism (Noun) A belief system, historically originating in South Asia, based on the core concept of dharma.
- Sanatana Dharma (Proper name) Hinduism.
- Sanatana Dharma (Proper name) Orthodox and traditionalist Hinduism.
- abhayamudra (Noun) A Buddhist gesture of reassurance and safety, in which the right hand is held upright, and the palm is facing outwards.
- adharma (Noun) That which is not in accord with dharma, i.e. wrong, immorality, and wickedness.
- dharma (Noun) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
- dharma (Noun) One's obligation in respect to one's position in society, or the universe; one's duty, societally or cosmically.
- dharma (Noun) The teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment.
- dharma (Noun) The teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught.
- dharma talk (Noun) A public discourse by a Buddhist teacher, similar to a sermon or homily, and distinguished from a lecture by being shorter and less formal.
- sokushinbutsu (Noun) A Buddhist monk observing austerity to the point of death and mummification.
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