Dharma

pronounced; (därm, dûr-), n. 1. Hinduism & Buddhism

  • a. The principle or law that orders the universe.
  • b. Individual conduct in conformity with this principle.
  • c. The essential function or nature of a thing.

2. Hinduism Individual obligation with respect to caste, social custom, civil law, and sacred law.

3. Brahma Kumaris - similar to above, one of the Four Subjects which BKs attempt to apply to their lives.

  • a. The principles expounded by Shiva Baba and Lehkraj Kripalani.
  • b. Knowledge of or duty to undertake conduct set forth as a way to remove all previous karmic accounts.