WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dharma is ____
A
a state of wisdom
B
the idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman
C
the consequences of how a person lives
D
divine law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hinduism also contains the concepts reincarnation, the notion that the soul is reborn after death; karma, the notion that one’s acts in one life influence the next life; and dharma, the divine law that requires all people to perform their duty.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Hindu jurisprudence, Dharma means duty in various contexts. This could mean either religious duties or even social, legal and spiritual duties. Some people also use the word to mean righteousness, which gives it a moralistic interpretation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dharma as the Sustainer. One sense of supposing dharma to be moral duty is its putative role as the sustainer or preserver of the world. This sense of dharma is more often made out from its etymological root. As is well known, the word is derived from the Sanskrit root dhr which means that which holds or sustains.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Hinduism, the divine law the rules karma; it requires all people to do their duty based on their status in society.

Detailed explanation-5: -dhar·ma ˈdär-mə ˈdər-Hinduism : an individual’s duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law. Hinduism and Buddhism. : the basic principles of cosmic or individual existence : divine law. : conformity to one’s duty and nature.

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