dhamma
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- noun
- /ˈdɑːmə/
- Specialized
- While Buddhist faith is not the faith of a monotheist, we do nonetheless place our faith or trust in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha to guide us and aid us in our practice.
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Examples
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In the third chapter of his book, In the Buddha's Words, Bhikkhu Bodhi discusses how Buddhists should approach the Dhamma.
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We can start by cultivating those through meditation, use our own experiences to judge their validity, and decide whether or not to continue trusting the Dhamma on other matters.
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Despite the growth and division of the Dhamma since the Buddha's time, these teachings remain the foundation of all Buddhist traditions.
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Because that's the that's the that's the kind of Dhamma that we need right now.
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Once we see that the practice of the teaching does indeed bring peace, joy, and inner security in this very life, this will inspire our trust and confidence in the Dhamma as a whole, including those aspects that lie beyond our present capacity for personal verification.
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This, I believe, is the kind of faith with which Bhikkhu Bodhi advises us to approach the Dhamma.
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The reason I'm tempted by a longer string is that we've built a Dhamma that should be able to be stable even over for even longer.
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The most hard-core Chan meditation master would recognize them as Dhamma, even if he spent his whole life in the meditation hall to the complete neglect of the library.
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She would object to the presence of visitors who were known to eat meat and drink alcohol, and she would deliver short sermons on the Dhamma (teachings of the Buddha) to people.
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The teachings of the Buddha, known as dhamma, guide millions in their spiritual journeys.
Synonyms
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A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
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A rule or way of living that guides what a person should do
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dhamma comes from the old Indian word dharma, meaning 'the law' or 'what holds true'. That is why dhamma also refers to the Buddha's teaching or doctrine—the truth or law that guides how people understand life.