Associations to the word «Dharma»

Wiktionary

DHARMA, noun. (Hinduism) (Buddhism) the principle that orders the universe; one's conduct in conformity with such a principle
DHARMA, noun. (Hinduism) one's obligation in respect to one's position in society
DHARMA, noun. (Buddhism) the teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment
DHARMA, noun. (Buddhism) the teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught.

Dictionary definition

DHARMA, noun. Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin