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Dharma Mon Mar 27 2000 at 14:35:37 Sanskrit term meaning "way" or "path" or "duty" or "doctrine" or even a "thing". Most commonly used in the West to refer to the Teachings of SakyamuniBuddha. Sat Aug 19 2000 at 7:53:23 Sanskrit root meaning is also given as 'decree' or 'custom'. When translated in Chinese, the character 法 ( fa) was chosen, which commonly also means law, or a way or a method. In abhidharmic writings (='further or special dharma') dharma is a single nexus in the web of karmic inter-reactions. Edward Conze deals with this in detail in the first chapter of his excellent 'A Sh...