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- noun Buddhism The teachings of
Buddha
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Examples
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There are also hundreds of other monks in exile or hiding who cannot return until their safety and ability to practice the dhamma is restored.
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The word dhamma denotes not only what is, but what should be.
Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001
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Democracy means applying 'dhamma' to the country's rule.
Asian Correspondent: Bangkok Pundit 128 2010
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The second protection has to do with listening to the dhamma (the teachings) or studying the dhamma -- reading books, going to lectures, consulting source material, and trying to understand the theory of the teachings.
Sharon Salzberg: The Buddha's Five Protections - Part 1 2010
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There is a saying, "One who protects the dhamma, the truth, will be protected by it."
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One who protects the dhamma, the truth, will be protected by it.
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The second protection has to do with listening to the dhamma (the teachings) or studying the dhamma -- reading books, going to lectures, consulting source material, and trying to understand the theory of the teachings.
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I don't know how many of you here are familiar with Ajahn Brahm, a brilliant Buddhist teacher out of Perth, Australia, but he speaks in one of his dhamma talks about something that might speak to all of this.
Who Knows What The Clintons Are Thinking? Only The Clintons Do. 2009
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Please, sage, declare this to me as this phenomenon dhamma has been known by you.
A Verb for Nirvana by Thanissaro Bhikkhu William Harryman 2009
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As the texts point out, when the mind encounters the Deathless it can treat it as a mind-object — a dhamma — and then produce a feeling of passion and delight for it.
All About Change by Thanissaro Bhikkhu William Harryman 2009
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