Associations to the word «Dharma»

Wiktionary

DHARMA, noun. (Hinduism) (Buddhism) the principle that orders the universe; one's conduct in conformity with such a principle
DHARMA, noun. (Hinduism) one's obligation in respect to one's position in society
DHARMA, noun. (Buddhism) the teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment
DHARMA, noun. (Buddhism) the teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught.

Dictionary definition

DHARMA, noun. Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats