A report on Dharma
Key concept with multiple meanings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and others.
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Buddhism
17 linksIndian religion or philosophical tradition based on a series of original teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha.
Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on a series of original teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha.
Widely observed practices include meditation, observance of moral precepts, monasticism, taking refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, and the cultivation of the Paramitas (perfections, or virtues).
Hinduism
15 linksHinduism is variously defined as an Indian religion, a set of religious beliefs or practices, a religious tradition, a way of life, or dharma—a religious and universal order by which followers abide.
Jainism
11 linksAncient Indian religion.
Ancient Indian religion.
Jainism is considered to be an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology.
Gautama Buddha
12 linksAscetic and spiritual teacher of South Asia who lived during the latter half of the first millennium BCE.
Ascetic and spiritual teacher of South Asia who lived during the latter half of the first millennium BCE.
Another one of his edicts (Minor Rock Edict No. 3) mentions the titles of several Dhamma texts (in Buddhism, "dhamma" is another word for "dharma"), establishing the existence of a written Buddhist tradition at least by the time of the Maurya era.
Puruṣārtha
9 linksPurushartha (Sanskrit: पुरुषार्थ, IAST: ) literally means an "object of human pursuit".
Purushartha (Sanskrit: पुरुषार्थ, IAST: ) literally means an "object of human pursuit".
The four puruṣārthas are Dharma (righteousness, moral values), Artha (prosperity, economic values), Kama (pleasure, love, psychological values) and Moksha (liberation, spiritual values, self-actualization).
Vedas
10 linksThe Vedas (,, वेदः) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
The Vedas (,, वेदः) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
Yaska and Sayana, reflecting an ancient understanding, state that the Veda can be interpreted in three ways, giving "the truth about gods, dharma and parabrahman."
Ashoka
8 linksIndian emperor of the Maurya Empire, son of Bindusara, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
Indian emperor of the Maurya Empire, son of Bindusara, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
Beckwith suggests that Piyadasi was living in the 3rd century BCE, was probably the son of Chandragupta Maurya known to the Greeks as Amitrochates, and only advocated for piety ("Dharma") in his Major Pillar Edicts and Major Rock Edicts, without ever mentioning Buddhism, the Buddha or the Samgha (the single notable exception is the 7th Edict of the Major Pillar Edicts which does mention the Samgha, but is a considered a later fake by Beckwith).
Sanskrit
7 linksClassical language of South Asia that belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Classical language of South Asia that belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Sanskrit has been the predominant language of Hindu texts encompassing a rich tradition of philosophical and religious texts, as well as poetry, music, drama, scientific, technical and others.
Moksha
9 linksTerm in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, enlightenment, liberation, and release.
Term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, enlightenment, liberation, and release.
In Hindu traditions, moksha is a central concept and the utmost aim of human life; the other three aims being dharma (virtuous, proper, moral life), artha (material prosperity, income security, means of life), and kama (pleasure, sensuality, emotional fulfillment).
Sikhism
4 linksIndian religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, around the end of the 15th century CE.
Indian religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, around the end of the 15th century CE.
Guru Nanak's ideal is the total exposure of one's being to the divine Name and a total conforming to Dharma or the "Divine Order".