dharma

The Buddha’s teachings that guide people towards freedom from suffering.

• The monk teaches the dharma.
• She studies the dharma every morning.
• Their practice of the dharma includes daily meditation.

Common phrases: practice the dharma, teach the dharma, study the dharma

Your duty in life, based on your place in society or the universe, in Indian religions.

• He believed protecting his family was his dharma.
• The story asks whether the warrior fulfilled his dharma.
• She sought guidance about her dharma.

Similar words: duty

Common phrases: fulfill your dharma, personal dharma, follow your dharma

The natural order that keeps the universe working, in Indian religious thought.

• Dharma maintains the order of the universe.
• The teacher described dharma as a cosmic law.
• These stories show nature following dharma.

Similar words: cosmic order, natural law

Common phrases: cosmic dharma, universal dharma

A rule that guides how someone should behave, especially in Indian religious traditions.

• Dharma guides their daily behavior.
• The community follows dharma in its dealings with strangers.
• They taught children to observe dharma.

Similar words: rule of conduct

Common phrases: rule of dharma, observe dharma