dhamma

British  

/ ˈdɑːmə, ˈdʌmə /

noun

1. Buddhism a variant of dharma

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Etymology

Origin of dhamma

from Pali, from Sanskrit: see _dharma

Example Sentences

He evidently accepted his teachers' general ideas about belief and conduct—a dhamma, a vinaya, and the practice of meditation—but rejected the content of their teaching as inadequate.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

If this be thought to rest on a mistranslation, it is certainly true that the dhamma had very little to do with devas.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

The Pali expression kalyamo dhamma is here translated "glorious doctrine."

From The Buddha A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes by Carus, Paul