WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -dharma, Sanskrit dharma, Pali dhamma, key concept with multiple meanings in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. In Hinduism, dharma is the religious and moral law governing individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism prescribes the eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings (ahimsa), patience, forbearance, self-restraint, and compassion, among others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dharma is roughly translated as “religious duty.” There are two principle dharmas, namely sanatana-dharma and varnashrama-dharma. There are also general moral codes called sadharana-dharma. Sanatana-dharma refers to the soul’s never-ending propensity to serve God.

Detailed explanation-4: -Once you recognise that performing one’s duty is dharma, a sacred task, it takes a spiritual overtone. You do what is expected of you. Duty is an oft-repeated word. As any standard dictionary will tell, it means something which one does because it is part of the job or because one feels it is the right thing to do.