HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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In Hindu belief, a person’s religious and moral duties
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A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha
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A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms
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A religion that branched off from Hinduism and was founded by Mahavira; practiced strict poverty
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Hinduism, dharma is one of the four components of the Puruṣārtha, the aims of life, and signifies behaviours that are considered to be in accord with Ṛta, the order that makes life and universe possible. It includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and “right way of living".
Detailed explanation-2: -In Hinduism, dharma is the religious and moral law governing individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Different texts give different lists of the duties, but in general sanatana dharma consists of virtues such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings, purity, goodwill, mercy, patience, forbearance, self-restraint, generosity, and asceticism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dharma as universal moral principles In following Dharma, a number of values and attitudes are listed in the Hindu scriptures as necessary for a human being, for example absence of conceit, absence of hypocrisy, speaking the truth, harmlessness, accommodation, straightforwardness and compassion for all beings.