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Dharma
Mon Mar 27 2000 at 14:35:37
Sanskrit term meaning way or path or duty or doctrine or even a thing . Most commonly used in the West to refer to the Teachings of SakyamuniBuddha.
Sat Aug 19 2000 at 7:53:23
Sanskrit root meaning is also given as decree or custom . When translated in Chinese, the character 法 (
fa) was chosen, which commonly also means law, or a way or a method.
In abhidharmic writings (= further or special dharma ) dharma is a single nexus in the web of karmic inter-reactions.
Edward Conze deals with this in detail in the first chapter of his excellent A Short History of Buddhism. I ll illustrate my point with just a few quotes, but it s worth reading everything he has to say. Anyway, he says: