2007-09-13 22:00:16 · 15 answers · asked by Jack 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
("bearer"): a term of numerous meanings; often used in the sense of "law," "lawfulness," "virtue," "righteousness," "norm
I know that's more than one word, but - well, I tried my best to find out for you . . .
righteousness came up more times than anything else . .
2007-09-13 22:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Life's a beach 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
English adopts many foreign words, such as kindergarten, blitz, rendezvous, and coup d'etat. The English word for dharma is dharma. The word entered the English language when Jack Kerouac wrote a book titled The Dharma Bums.
2007-09-14 05:03:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dharma is a Sanskrit word. But the same is used in all Indian languages.
Righteousness is the nearest translation i n English.
2007-09-15 02:34:33 · answer #3 · answered by ravipati 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give me a break! It's the Zen slap to the side of the head. "Dharma" is the the enlightened one. That's why "Dharma Bums", is such a great title -The aware in underware! Allen Ginsberg & Jack Kerouac love you man.
2007-09-14 15:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by Duchamp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VIRTUE - is the nearest English word for Dharma of Sanskrit and Hindi, mainly used in Hinduism and Buddhism-
Or with little elaboration we can say it is the -
Basic principles of the cosmos-
2007-09-14 05:14:13 · answer #5 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not a direct, single word meaning, as i recall.
the closest way to understand dharma in English might be THE WAY,
or it might be ideas like THE DHARMA HOLDS
or even
The DHARMA IS.
try this for more detail:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma
2007-09-14 05:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? I assume that the dharma is the law.
2007-09-14 09:30:39 · answer #7 · answered by Chatty82 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Hinduism & Buddhism
1. The principle or law that orders the universe.
2. Individual conduct in conformity with this principle.
3. The essential function or nature of a thing.
4. The body of teachings expounded by the Buddha.
5. Knowledge of or duty to undertake conduct set forth by the Buddha as a way to enlightenment.
6. One of the basic, minute elements from which all things are made.
2. Hinduism Individual obligation with respect to caste, social custom, civil law, and sacred law.
3. Buddhism
1. The body of teachings expounded by the Buddha.
2. Knowledge of or duty to undertake conduct set forth by the Buddha as a way to enlightenment.
3. One of the basic, minute elements from which all things are made.
2007-09-14 05:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by QnA34 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think dharma is the teachings of the buddha, of which others have described here in more detail.
2007-09-14 05:15:35 · answer #9 · answered by GeminiVirgo1971 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no there is no direct synonym in English.Its a word in Sanskrit with very deep meaning.bits and pieces of english words can give a bit of feel in the meaning.but theres no exact english word.
2007-09-14 10:57:46 · answer #10 · answered by crenshaw_jo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋