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# "All [[Phenomena]]": The various divisions of the [[mental]] and [[physical]] world that are part of the teaching.
# "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.
According to Dr. Ron Epstein, Ph.D, [[professor]] of Comparative Religions at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, "Dharma refers to all the methods of [[cultivation]] taught by the Buddha which lead to ultimate [[enlightenment]] (Sanskrit: "anuttarasamyaksambodhi"). They are means to an end, not an end in themselves. In other words, any aspect or division of the teaching. Dharma in this sense is an [[expedient]] [[distinction]] made for the sake of greater understanding. For example, the [[Five aggregates]], the [[Six Perfections]], and the [[Eighteen Realms]] are all dharmas."<ref>Epstein, Ron, ''Buddhism A to Z''. Burlingame, [[California]]: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1999: pp. 54-55. This entire section is summarized from Buddhism A to Z</ref>
According to Dr. Ron Epstein, Ph.D, [[professor]] of Comparative Religions at Dharma Realm Buddhist University, "Dharma refers to all the methods of [[cultivation]] taught by the Buddha which lead to ultimate [[enlightenment]] (Sanskrit: "anuttarasamyaksambodhi"). They are means to an end, not an end in themselves. In other words, any aspect or division of the teaching. Dharma in this sense is an [[expedient]] [[distinction]] made for the sake of greater understanding. For example, the [[Five aggregates]], the [[Six Perfections]], and the [[Eighteen Realms]] are all dharmas."<ref>Epstein, Ron, ''Buddhism A to Z''. Burlingame, [[California]]: Buddhist Text Translation Society, 1999: pp. 54-55. This entire section is summarized from Buddhism A to Z</ref>