dharma

仏法、仏陀の教え

苦しみから解放される道を示す仏陀の教え。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： practice the dharma, teach the dharma, study the dharma

義務、ダルマ

インドの宗教で、社会や宇宙での立場に応じて果たすべき務め。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： duty

よく使う表現： fulfill your dharma, personal dharma, follow your dharma

宇宙の秩序、法

インドの宗教思想で、宇宙の働きを支える自然の秩序。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： cosmic order, natural law

よく使う表現： cosmic dharma, universal dharma

行動規範

特にインドの宗教的伝統で、人の振る舞いを導く決まり。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： rule of conduct

よく使う表現： rule of dharma, observe dharma