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'''''Dharma''''' is a [[Sanskrit]] word (Sanskrit: धर्म, Pali: ''dhamma''), 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''''' or ''''Dharm'''' is a [[Sanskrit]] word (Sanskrit: धर्म, Pali: ''dhamma''), 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 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.
Rules for [[Brahmin]] Priests & Monks:
*Yamas: Restraints or Dont's
*# [[Ahimsa]] - non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness
*# [[Satya]] - truthfulness, honesty (non lying, non bragging, non embelishing)
*# [[Asteya/Achurya]] - non-stealing, non-coveting, non-entering into debt, non-misappropriativeness
*# [[Brahmacharya]] - restraint of senses
*# [[Kshama]] - forgiveness for the past, mercifull for historic sins, patience in the present
*# [[Dhriti]] - steadfastness, overcoming non perserverance, fear, indecision; seeing each task through completion
*# [[Daya]] - compassion; conquering callous, cruel and insensitive feelings toward all beings.
*# [[Arjava]] - honesty, straightforwardness, renouncing deception and wrongdoing.
*# [[Mitahara]] - moderate appetite, neither eating too much nor to little; nor consuming meat, fish, shellfish, fowl or eggs.
*# [[Shaucha]] - purity, avoidance of impurity in body, mind and speech, cleanliness
*# [[Aparigraha]] - non-possessiveness, non-greed, non-selfishness, non-acquisitiveness
* Niyamas: Duties & Responsibilities or Do's
*# [[Hri]] - remorse for misdeeds
*# [[Santosha]] - contentment; being satisfied with the resources at hand - therefore not desiring more; peacefulness
*# [[Dana]] - giving, without thought of reward
*# [[Astikya]] - Faith, believing firmly in the Guru, believing firmly in the path to enlightenment, believing firmly in the religious scriptures
*# [[Ishvarapujana]] - worship of the Lord, the cultivation of devotion through daily worship and meditation, the return to the source
*# [[Siddhanta shravana]] - scriptural listening, studying the teachings and listening to the wise of one's lineage
*# [[Mati]] - cognition, developing a spiritual will and intellect with the Guru's guidance
*# [[Vrata]] - sacred vows, fulfilling religious vows, rules and observances faithfully
*# [[Japa]] - recitation, chanting Religious scriptutes daily
*# [[Tapas]] - austerity, spiritual discipline
*# [[Swadhyaya]] - introspective self-study, spiritual study
*# [[Ishwarapranidhana]] - self-surrender to god, offering of one's life to God
==''Dharma'' in Buddhism==
==''Dharma'' in Buddhism==