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'''''Dharma''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: धर्म, [[Pali]]: ''dhamma'', [[Hindi]]: ''Dharm'') is a word from a [[root]] meaning "to hold up, to carry, to bear, to sustain",<ref>http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Sanskrit/sanskritterms.htm</ref> with a great variety of meanings in the [[Dharmic religion]]s of [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Sikhism]]. It generally means a "duty", the opposite of [[nihilism]].
'''''Dharma''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: धर्म, [[Pali]]: ''dhamma'', [[Hindi]]: ''Dharm'') is a word from a [[root]] meaning "to hold up, to carry, to bear, to sustain",<ref>http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Sanskrit/sanskritterms.htm</ref> with a great variety of meanings in the [[Dharmic religion]]s of [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Jainism]] and [[Sikhism]].
==''Dharma'' in Buddhism==
==''Dharma'' in Buddhism==
In [[Buddhism]], Dharma no longer has its [[Hindu]] meaning of [[religious]] [[duty]] according to one's [[caste]]. Instead it has several levels of meaning including: the [[teaching]]s of the [[Buddha]], which can be understood as:<ref>Epstein, Ron, ''Buddhism A to Z''. Burlingame, [[California]]: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1999: pp. 54-55.</ref>
# "Dharma with a capital D": [[method]]s ([[Five schools of Buddhism|Five Schools]] of teachings and [[practice]]s) for becoming [[enlightenment|enlightened]].
# "Dharmakaya" - "Tathagata Garbha" - "Dharma Dhatu": The [[reality]] that one realizes at [[enlightenment]]. These three Sanskrit words (especially "Dharmakaya") is the closest concept that [[Mahayana]] Buddhism has that fairly closely resembles the [[Judaism|Judeo]]-[[Christian]] "[[creator]] [[God]]" although it is not accepted by [[Theravada]] Buddhists and is not well known among most common Buddhists who are neither serious scholars nor practitioners of the religion. This is why both many non-Buddhists and [[liberal]] beginner "Buddhists in name only" (see [[RINO]]) especially in America, misunderstand Buddhism thinking it denies the existence of God or a primary causative being of the [[universe]]. Those who suggest this misconception have not studied Buddhist esoteric [[Sutra]] teachings on these three terms "Dharmakaya" - "Tathagata Garbha" - "Dharma Dhatu".
# "All [[Phenomena]]": The various divisions of the [[mental]] and [[physical]] world that are part of the teaching.
In [[Buddhism]], Dharma is used to refer to the [[teaching]]s ([[scripture]] as [[Sutra]] and [[Shastra]] ([[exegesis]] commentaries) of the [[Buddha]] ([[Sanskrit]] ''Buddhadharma''). It has many shades of meaning, including ‘the [[spiritual]] path’, or ‘[[spirituality]]’ in general. It also refers to [[phenomena]], meaning things and events. There are formally ten meanings of Dharma.
In [[Buddhism]], Dharma is used to refer to the [[teaching]]s ([[scripture]] as [[Sutra]] and [[Shastra]] ([[exegesis]] commentaries) of the [[Buddha]] ([[Sanskrit]] ''Buddhadharma''). It has many shades of meaning, including ‘the [[spiritual]] path’, or ‘[[spirituality]]’ in general. It also refers to [[phenomena]], meaning things and events. There are formally ten meanings of Dharma.
==''Dharma'' in Hinduism==
==''Dharma'' in Hinduism==
''Dharma'' means [[faith]], [[belief]], [[religion]], and personal law - all at the same time. Its most generic sense is that of [[righteousness]] or [[duty]]. It also refers to an [[ethics|ethical]] way of living; it is the path one should follow to live rightly in accordance with [[Hindu]] philosophical principles. The old name for Vedic Hinduism is Sanatan Dharm, meaning eternal law.
In Hinduism ''Dharma'' generally means a "duty", the opposite of [[nihilism]]. It means [[faith]], [[belief]], [[religion]], and personal law - all at the same time. Its most generic sense is that of [[righteousness]] or [[duty]]. It also refers to an [[ethics|ethical]] way of living; it is the path one should follow to live rightly in accordance with [[Hindu]] philosophical principles. The old name for Vedic Hinduism is Sanatan Dharm, meaning eternal law.
Rules for [[Brahmin]] Priests & Monks:
Rules for [[Brahmin]] Priests & Monks: