![]() ![]() For Buddhists, Buddhadharma accords with and describes universal truth and details a path to salvation through which one overcomes suffering ( duḥkha) and escapes from cyclic existence (samsara). In this sense, dharma is used by Buddhists to encompass everything that was taught by the Buddha (or more precisely what a given tradition believes was spoken by him). ![]() In Buddhist literature, dharma often refers to Buddhist teaching and practice in general. ![]() These meanings are separable in theory, but are conceptually interconnected: the Buddha’s teachings express the true nature of reality lead to development of good qualities and accurately represent the constituent elements of the universe, how they operate, and how they affect the religious life. It can refer to universal law, righteousness, social duties, good qualities, or subtle phenomena that are the constituent elements of all existence. Dharma (Pāli dhamma East Asia: 法, pronounced fǎ in Mandarin, beop in Korean, hō in Japanese, and pháp in Vietnamese) is a Sanskrit word that has multiple meanings. ![]()
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