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#the path,<br> | #the path,<br> | ||
#nirvana,<br> | #[[nirvana]],<br> | ||
#a mental object,<br> | #a mental object,<br> | ||
#merit,<br> | #[[merit]],<br> | ||
#life,<br> | #life,<br> | ||
#teachings of the Buddha,<br> | #teachings of the Buddha,<br> | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 14 July 2007
Ten Meanings of Dharma - Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche gives ten meanings for the term Dharma, quoting from Vasubandhu’s The Principles of Elucidation (Vyakhyayukti [Skt.], Namshé Rigpa [Tib.]):
- an object of knowledge,
- the path,
- nirvana,
- a mental object,
- merit,
- life,
- teachings of the Buddha,
- what is subject to age or change,
- religious vows, and
- spiritual tradition.
They all relate to the sense of ‘holding’, which is the meaning of dhṛ, the root of the word Dharma.