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Dharma (/ ˈ d ɑːr m ə /; Sanskrit: धर्म, pronounced ⓘ) is a key concept in the Indian religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. [7] The term dharma is understood to denote behaviours which are in accord with the "order and custom" that sustains life; "virtue", righteousness or "religious and moral duties".
Hinduism is an ancient religion, with denominations such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, among others. [1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy.
Translation 1: The Veda, the sacred tradition, the customs of virtuous men, and one's own pleasure, they declare to be the fourfold means of defining the sacred law. [22] Translation 2: The Veda, tradition, the conduct of good people, and what is pleasing to oneself – they say that is four-fold mark of dharma. [23] —
Four Dharmasūtras have been translated into English, and most remain in manuscripts. [27] All carry the names of their authors, but it is still difficult to determine who these real authors were. [26] The extant Dharmasūtra texts are listed below: Apastamba (450–350 BCE) this Dharmasūtra forms a part of the larger Kalpasūtra of Apastamba ...
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.
Dharma-yuddha is a Sanskrit word made up of two roots: dharma (धर्म) meaning righteousness, and yuddha (युद्ध) meaning warfare.It is commonly observed in the epic Mahabharata, Where Kauravas and Pandavas fought against each other in order to re-establish the righteousness in the world .
Śrī Caitanya-candrāmṛta and Śrī Navadvīpa-śataka by Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī, with translation and a commentary called Gaudīya-bhāṣya, 1926; Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā, chapter 5 with commentary by Jīva Gosvāmī; translation and paraphrase of that commentary in English by Bhaktisiddhānta, 1932; Īśopaniṣad
The sahasranamas such as the Vishnu Sahasranama, are not found in early Samhita manuscripts, rather found in medieval and later versions of various Samhitas. [9] One of the significant works on Sahasranama is from the sub-school of Ramanuja and the Vishnu Sahasra-namam Bhasya (commentary) by 12th-century Parasara Bhattar.