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'''Ten meanings of dharma''' — Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] gives ten meanings for the term [[dharma]], quoting from [[Vasubandhu]]’s ''The Principles of Elucidation'' (Skt. ''Vyakhyayukti''; Tib. ''Namshé Rigpa''):<br> | '''Ten meanings of dharma''' ([[Wyl.]] ''chos kyi don bcu'') — Kyabjé [[Dudjom Rinpoche]] gives ten meanings for the term [[dharma]], quoting from [[Vasubandhu]]’s ''The Principles of Elucidation'' (Skt. ''Vyakhyayukti''; Tib. ''Namshé Rigpa''):<br> | ||
#an object of knowledge (Skt. ''jñeya''; Wyl. ''shes bya''),<br> | #an object of knowledge (Skt. ''jñeya''; Wyl. ''shes bya''),<br> | ||
#the [[path]],<br> | #the [[path]],<br> | ||
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#[[merit]],<br> | #[[merit]],<br> | ||
#life (Skt. ''āyu''; Wyl. ''tshe''),<br> | #life (Skt. ''āyu''; Wyl. ''tshe''),<br> | ||
#teachings of the [[Buddha]],<br> | #teachings of the [[Buddha]], or its scriptures (Skt. ''dharmapravacana''; Wyl. ''gsung rab''),<br> | ||
#what is subject to age or change,<br> | #what is subject to age or change, i.e. material objects (Wyl. '' 'bjung 'gyur''),<br> | ||
#religious vows, and<br> | #rules (Wyl. ''nges pa'') or religious vows, and<br> | ||
#spiritual | #spiritual traditions (Skt. ''dharmanīti''; Wyl. ''chos lugs'').<br> | ||
They all relate to the sense of ‘holding’, which is the meaning of ''dhṛ'', the root of the word dharma. | They all relate to the sense of ‘holding’, which is the meaning of ''dhṛ'', the root of the word dharma. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 7 January 2009
Ten meanings of dharma (Wyl. chos kyi don bcu) — Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche gives ten meanings for the term dharma, quoting from Vasubandhu’s The Principles of Elucidation (Skt. Vyakhyayukti; Tib. Namshé Rigpa):
- an object of knowledge (Skt. jñeya; Wyl. shes bya),
- the path,
- nirvana,
- a mental object (Skt. manoviṣaya; Wyl. yid kyi yul),
- merit,
- life (Skt. āyu; Wyl. tshe),
- teachings of the Buddha, or its scriptures (Skt. dharmapravacana; Wyl. gsung rab),
- what is subject to age or change, i.e. material objects (Wyl. 'bjung 'gyur),
- rules (Wyl. nges pa) or religious vows, and
- spiritual traditions (Skt. dharmanīti; Wyl. chos lugs).
They all relate to the sense of ‘holding’, which is the meaning of dhṛ, the root of the word dharma.
The general usage in English for the typography of the term 'dharma' is to use an upper case when referring to Buddha's teachings, the path or the truth of cessation (cases 2, 3 & 7).