dharma

Meaning

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

Opposite of

adharma

Synonyms

rectitude

lawful

moral

religious

righteous

righteousness

scruples

scrupulous

teaching

wealth

Teaching of Buddha

doctrine

virtue codes of moral

Translations

dharma

darma

Recht

dharma

doğruluk

erdem

دارما

hakkaniyet

دَارْمَا

Gesetz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɑːmə/

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.