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  Dharma (Buddhism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dharma is one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism of which practitioners of Buddhism seek refuge in (what one relies on for his/her lasting happiness).
One of the central tenets of Buddhism, is the denial of a separate permanent "I", and is outlined in the three marks of existence.
Dharma is also used to refer to the teachings of the Buddha, not in the context of the words of one man, even an enlightened man, but as a reflection of natural law which was re-discovered by this man and shared with the world.
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 Dharma - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Dharma also refers to the teachings and doctrines of the various founders of the traditions, such as Gautama Buddha in Buddhism and Mahavira in Jainism.
It [dharma] is, so to speak, the essential nature of a being, comprising the sum of its particular qualities or characteristics, and determining, by virtue of the tendencies or dispositions it implies, the manner in which this being will conduct itself, either in a general way or in relation to each particular circumstance.
Dharma may be used to refer to rules of the operation of the mind or universe in a metaphysical system, or to rules of comportment in an ethical system.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Dharma   (3307 words)

  
 Buddhist Philosophy
Other debates in metaphysics and phenomenology include the issue of the Pudgala, or "person", which was inserted by the Pudgalavada school to replace the atman as that which transmigrates and that which carries the burden of karma from one life to another.
The original positive Buddhist contribution to the field of metaphysics is pratîtyasamutpâda, which arises from the Buddhist critique of Indian theories of causality.
But other Buddhist teachings claim that there is no meaningful difference between ourselves and others; therefore one should attempt to increase the happiness of all living things as eagerly as one's own.
www.thaiexotictreasures.com /buddhist_philosophy.html   (1801 words)

  
 Dharma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dharma (Sanskrit धर्म) or Dhamma (Pāli) means Natural Law or Reality, and with respect to its significance for spirituality and religion might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths.
The four main ones are Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism all retain the centrality of Dharma.
Dharma is not to be confused with Yama, the God of the Dead and the God of Death.
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 Dharma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Dharma may be used to refer to of the operation of the mind or in a metaphysical system or to rules comportment in an ethical system.
For practicing Buddhists references to "Dharma" in singular particularly as "the" Dharma is used a signifier of the teachings of the and is sometimes called the Buddha-Dharma.
The Dharma is one of the Three Jewels and Buddhists are said to seek in it as in the Buddha and the Sangha.
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 Dharma - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
It is difficult to provide a single concise definition for "Dharma" ("life" fails to convey a connoted complexity); the word has a long and varied history and and complex set of meanings and interpretations.
"Dharma" is cognate with the Latin firmus, the origin of the word "firm." Meanings related to law, morality, scripture, and teachings were probably acquired through analogy, by being regarded as firm and called as such.
"Dharma" usually refers inclusively not just to the sayings of the Buddha but to the later traditions of interpretation and addition that the various schools of Buddhism have developed to help explain and expand upon the Buddha's teachings.
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 Buddhism - China-related Topics BU-BZ - China-Related Topics
Buddhist morality is underpinned by the principles of harmlessness and moderation.
Buddhist literature tends to predate the later puranic Tantras, and there is some evidence to suggest that the basic structure of tantra depends upon the Mahayana Buddhist philosophical schools.
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripiṭaka and in PaliPāli as the TipitakaTipiṭaka.
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 Wikinfo | Dharma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) is used in most or all philosophies and religions of Indian origin, the dharmic faiths, namely Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
Dharma is cognate with the Latin firmus, the origin of the word firm.
The Dharma is one of the Three Jewels, and Buddhists are said to seek refuge in it as in the Buddha and the Sangha.
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 Vasubandhu [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Vasubandhu was a prominent Buddhist teacher and one of the most important figures in the development of Mahāyāna Buddhism in India.
The Vaibhashikas held that the dharmas exist in the past and future as well as the present.
In cataloguing and categorization of dharmas in the Pancaskandhaprakarana the dharmas is a bit different than the Abhidharmakosha.
www.iep.utm.edu /v/vasubandhu.htm   (3963 words)

  
 Dharma - Dharmas in Buddhist phenomenology
Dharma - Dharmas in Buddhist phenomenology is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
For practicing Buddhists, references to "dharma" or dhamma in the singular, particularly as "the" Dharma, is used to mean the teachings of the Buddha, and is sometimes referred to as the Buddha-Dharma.
Dharma is the universal law of nature and to call it Buddha-Dhamma suggests that other kinds of Dharma may exist.
www.experiencefestival.com /dharma_-_dharmas_in_buddhist_phenomenology   (807 words)

  
 Dharma - Karma - Moksha - Vedas - Brahman - North India Online - India
In Buddhism, the Dharma most often means the body of teachings expounded by the Buddha, while, but, confusingly, the word is also used in Buddhist phenomenology as a term roughly equivalent to phenomenon, a basic unit of existence and/or experience.
For practicing Buddhists, references to "Dharma" in the singular, particularly as "the" Dharma, is used as a signifier of the teachings of the Buddhists, and is sometimes called the Buddha-Dharma.
This notion is of particular importance for the analysis of human experience: Rather than assuming that mental states inhere in a cognizing subject, or a soul-substance, Buddhist philosophers largely propose that mental states alone exist as "constituent factors", and that a subjective aspect is contained in these states themselves.
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 Dharma
The word Dharma (Sanskrit; "धर्म" in the Devanagari script) or dhamma (Pali) was first tought in India and is used in all of the Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism).
This said, certain Western definitions of the word must be considered in the light of this original definition—that is, as branches from a single root.
Other uses include, dharma, normally spelled with a small "d" (to differentiate), and refers to "phenomenon" or "constituent factor" of human experience.
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 Dharma in Buddhism and Hinduism
In "dharma," therefore, we find the founding principle of the caste system — one in which individuals owe their allegiance to an "internal decree" from which they cannot stray.
Dharma is the foundation of this causal existence, the one step below the infinite.
Later, Buddhist philosophers like Nāgārjuna would question whether the dharmas (momentary elements of consciousness) truly have a separate existence of their own.
www.thaiexotictreasures.com /dharma_in_buddhism_and_hinduism.html   (1839 words)

  
 Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick | Dharma
In scripture translations dharma is often best left untranslated, as it has acquired a lively life of its own in English that is more expressive than any simplistic translation.
A common manner of describing Hinduism among its adherents is as a way of life, as "Dharma." It defies dogma and thus seeks to instead align the human body, mind, and soul in harmony with nature.
Dharma has imbibed the highest principles of Truth, and as such is the central guiding principle in the Hindu conception of existence.
www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Dharma   (2000 words)

  
 Buddhist Philosophy - Buddhism Philosophy - Buddhism Belief - Basic Belief of Buddhism - Buddhism Teachings
Buddhism beliefs and philosophy, based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha, is a branch of Eastern philosophy.
Buddhist philosophy rejects a number of traditional notions like those of atheism, theism, monism, and dualism.
Lord Buddha criticized all these concepts and encouraged His disciples to discuss the problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology.
www.buddhist-temples.com /buddhism-facts/buddhism-philosophy.html   (696 words)

  
 Eastern philosophy - China-related Topics EA-ED - China-Related Topics
However, Buddhist philosophy as such has its foundations more in the doctrines of anatta, which specifies that all is without substantial metaphysicsmetaphysical being, pratitya-samutpada, which delineates the Buddhist concept of causality, and Buddhist phenomenologyphenomenological analysis of Dharma#Dharmas in Buddhist phenomenologydharmas, or phenomenological constituents.
Most Buddhist sects believe in karma, a cause-and-effect relationship between all that has been done and all that will be done.
The ultimate goal of a Buddhist practitioner is to eliminate karma (both good and bad), end the cycle of rebirth and suffering, and attain Nirvana, translated as nothingness or blissful oblivion and characterized as the state of being one with the entire universe.
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 The Ultimate Dharma - American History Information Guide and Reference
Certain Westerners and Orientalists have proposed any number of possible translations, from "justice" to "religion." All of them have a moral connotation, however, that, as any true scholar of Sanskrit and of Traditional Metaphysics would quickly point out, has no real place in Hinduism.
It represents the individual's internal "law," to which an obedience must be given if that individual life is to live in accordance with a Divine Will.
(This, we should note, is what Hindus or, for that matter, all metaphysical traditions, consider the sole or primary "purpose" of life.) In "dharma," therefore, we find the founding principle of the caste system--one in which individuals owe their allegiance to an "internal decree" from which they cannot stray.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Dharma   (1836 words)

  
 Dhamma info here at en.nichefest.be   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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Contents 1 Buddha's teachings 2 Buddha's Dharma Body 3 Qualities of Buddha Dharma 4 Dharmas in Buddhist phenomenology 5 Dharma as righteousness
Auspicious is the pacification of phenomenal metastasis, the pacification of all apprehending; There is no dharma whatsoever taught by the Buddha to whomever, whenever, wherever.
en.nichefest.be /bga-assembly/Dhamma   (1512 words)

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