What is dharma according to hindu belief?

Answer 1

Broadly speaking, dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म) or Dhamma (Pāli: धमा) means "right way of living" or "proper conduct," especially in a religious sense. With respect to its significance for spirituality and religion, dharma might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths. Dharma is a central theme in religions and philosophies originating in India. The four main ones are Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, all of which emphasize Dharma in their teachings. In these traditions, beings that live in accordance with Dharma proceed more quickly toward Dharma Yukam, Moksha, Nirvana (personal liberation). Dharma also refers to the teachings and doctrines of the various founders of the traditions, such as Gautama Buddha in Buddhism and Mahavira in Jainism. As the religious and moral doctrine of the rights and duties of each individual. Dharma can refer generally to religious duty, and also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue.

In the Rigveda, the word appears as an n-stem, dhárman-, with a range of meanings encompassing "something established or firm" (in the literal sense of prods or poles), figuratively "sustainer, supporter" (of deities), and in the abstract, similar to the semantics of Greek ethos, "fixed decree, statute, law",

The word is from a root common Indo-Iranian root dhar "to fasten, to support, to hold", continuing PIE *dher, in the IEW connected with Latin frēnum "rein, horse tack", Germanic words for "hidden, held back" (OHG tarni "latens"), and extended to dher-gh, with OCS drъžǫ, drъžati "to hold, possess". Etymological identity of dharma with Latin firmus (whence English firm) has been suggested, but remains uncertain.

From the Atharvaveda and in Classical Sanskrit, the stem is thematic, dhárma- (धर्म in the Devanagari script), and in Pāli, it takes the form dhamma. Monier-Williams attempts to gesture at the semantic field of the spiritual and religious meanings of the term with "virtue, morality, religion, religious merit". It being used in most or all philosophies and religions of Indian origin, the "dharmic faiths" including Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, it is difficult to provide a single concise definition for Dharma. The word has a long and varied history and straddles a complex set of meanings and interpretations. Dharma also is practiced in the Surat Shabda Yoga traditions

Answer 2

Broadly speaking, dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म) or Dhamma (Pāli: धमा) means "right way of living" or "proper conduct," especially in a religious sense. With respect to its significance for spirituality and religion, dharma might be considered the Way of the Higher Truths. Dharma is a central theme in religions and philosophies originating in India. The four main ones are Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, all of which emphasize Dharma in their teachings. In these traditions, beings that live in accordance with Dharma proceed more quickly toward Dharma Yukam, Moksha, Nirvana (personal liberation). Dharma also refers to the teachings and doctrines of the various founders of the traditions, such as Gautama Buddha in Buddhism and Mahavira in Jainism. As the religious and moral doctrine of the rights and duties of each individual. Dharma can refer generally to religious duty, and also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue.

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Answer 3

there are many dharmas in hindu beleif
Grihasta Dharma : Dharma of family: Its the way oine should lead his family life Harmoniously, Honestly with simplicity.

Raaj Dharma: Way to Rule: A path to rule his subjects Justly.

Aatma Dharma: Spiritual Dharma: (Superficial & Deep)
One is which keeps you congruent to Nature, which teaches you to love and protect nature.

One which takes you close to your Soul throught Bhakti and Tapasya.

Answer 4

According shri Krishna Ur karma is Ur first dharma.