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Latest revision as of 00:24, 18 October 2013
Dharma is used here, consistent with Buddha-dharma but somewhat more broadly, to mean teachings
- Hindu dharma
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- śruti, literally translates as "what is heard," but refers to the Vedas or Vedic literature which are the liturgical and praise hymns of the earliest Hindu tradition
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- The Four Vedas
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- Rig-Veda (hymns recited by the hotar)
- Yajur-Veda (hymns recited by the adhvaryu)
- Sama-Veda (hymns recited by the udgatr)
- Atharva-Veda (a collection of ancient spells and charms, brahma)
- Commentaries
- smṛti, literally "what is remembered," but refers to the Dharmaśāstra texts as well as other Sanskrit texts such as the Purāņas and the Epics (Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaņa)
- ācāra, literally "practice," but refers to the norms and standards established by educated people who know and live by the first two sources of dharma
- Buddha-dharma or Dharma vinaya
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- Basic teachings of the Buddha
- Sutras
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- Theravada
- Mahayana
- Jain dharma
- Sikh dharma
