Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Unrighteousness; injustice: personified in Hindu mythology as the destroyer of all things.
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Examples
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According to the first explanation, 'that which is different from dharma' is a means differing from all ordinary means; 'adharma' 'not-dharma' is what is not
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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If the practice of dharma is measured in terms of not causing harm, ex-US president George Bush would any day top the list of practitioners of 'adharma' for his actions post-9 / 11.
unknown title 2009
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Ravana cloaked himself in the dress of dharma, righteousness, to gain Sita's trust, but his purpose was adharma, evil.
Vineet Chander: Ravana, Al-Awlaki And The Hijacking Of Religion Vineet Chander 2011
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Great men like Ram Krishna Paramhans, Raman Maharishi and Mahatma Gandhi had heightened their sensitivities to such an extent that it was difficult to lie in front of them or practise adharma,' Shourie said.
The dreams face hurdles Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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Great men like Ram Krishna Paramhans, Raman Maharishi and Mahatma Gandhi had heightened their sensitivities to such an extent that it was difficult to lie in front of them or practise adharma,' Shourie said.
Archive 2009-08-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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As one of the early dharma texts put it, "Right and wrong dharma and adharma do not go about saying, 'Here we are'; nor do gods or ancestors say, 'This is right, that is wrong'."
Archive 2009-07-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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As one of the early dharma texts put it, "Right and wrong dharma and adharma do not go about saying, 'Here we are'; nor do gods or ancestors say, 'This is right, that is wrong'."
Pursuit of justice can be much enhanced by open and well-aimed public discussion Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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Few may admit it, but it is precisely this kind of fuzzy un-Vedic calendar measure that sets the faithful on a path of adharma and prevents both individual and nation from rising to fulfill their mission.
Brahma or spiritual power and Kshatra or political power must always go together Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
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For a clear statement of the modern Jain doctrine about _dharma_ and _adharma_, see Jagmanderlal
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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It teaches that the world is eternal, self-existent and composed of six constituent substances: souls, dharma, adharma, space, time, and particles of matter [253].
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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