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Etymology	2,673	2,673
Definition	7,211	7,211
History	4,430	7,892
Eusebeia and dharma	1,626	1,626
Rta, maya and dharma	1,836	1,836
Hinduism	3,737	24,519
In Vedas and Upanishads	1,179	1,179
Dharma and Mimamsa	1,854	1,854
In the Epics	5,630	5,630
According to 4th-century Vatsyayana	1,434	1,434
According to Patanjali Yoga	1,665	1,665
Sources	1,370	1,370
Dharma, life stages and social stratification	4,333	4,333
Dharma and poverty	1,613	1,613
Dharma and law	1,704	1,704
Buddhism	811	4,281
Buddha's teachings	2,515	2,515
Chan Buddhism	198	198
Theravada Buddhism	757	757
Jainism	1,660	3,203
Dharmāstikāya	1,543	1,543
Sikhism	1,024	1,024
In Sangam literature	2,856	2,856
Dharma in symbols	455	455
See also	101	101
Notes	34	34
References	18	6,138
Citations	31	31
Sources	6,089	6,089
Further reading	994	994
External links	822	822
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Learning, Practicing and Realizing the Dharma

Please excuse me as I'm a novice wiki editor/user.

I would suggest the word pariyatti point towards [dharma].

My first attempt was probably preachy and not sourced properly. I intended to source it but forgot.

So here is my proposal Take the text from the current page on pariyatti below "In Theravada Buddhism pariyatti is the learning of the theory of dharma as contained within the suttas of the Pali canon. It is contrasted with patipatti which means to put the theory into practice and pativedha which means penetrating it or rather experientially realising the truth of it."

This is essentially sourced from this webpage https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/lee/triplegem.html#sorts3

thoughts?

George (talk) 20:55, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see two encyclopedic issues:

1. The source/citation suggested (https://accesstoinsight.org) is a self-published blog (WP:RSSELF) & not a Reliable Source. Please read up on what are considered Reliable Sources. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources

2. The heading "Therevada Buddhism" under "Buddhism" & it's single sentence introducing three new Pali words doesn't seem to further the readers understanding of dharma specifically. It doesn't seem to have a purpose. I would remove it. It dharma has a very different interpretation in Theravada that may be useful text here.

Eturk001 (talk) 21:35, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There should be a Buddhism and Hinduism page

The most academic way to cover this topic would be to have Dharma (Buddhism) and Dharma (Hinduism). Not everything that's related gets put on one page! As it is, the article is limited to a dull comparative study. 64.222.90.15 (talk) 05:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)John Dee[reply]

I disagree. The user finds this encyclopedia article on the word "dharma" then an overview of many usages. There's also usage in Jainism, Sikhism, & symbols on this page. We'd need to fragment those off into separate articles also, if every usage gets it's own page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eturk001 (talk • contribs) 17:53, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed changes

I have reverted this edit: [1] by JaMongKut, which was also previously reverted by Joshua Jonathan. JaMongKut, please explain why you think these changes are necessary, in order to establish consensus for making them, thanks. --IamNotU (talk) 13:29, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IamNotU: I've already mentioned the reason in the edit. According to WP, I think you are liable to state the reason for the revert. Please mention it.JaMongKut (talk) 13:38, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IamNotU: Just wanna know the reason for the revert done.JaMongKut (talk) 13:32, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You removed relevant info, making the sentence less nuanced; and you added trivia to the lead. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 14:36, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Joshua Jonathan: Please explain the relevance of the info and what kind of trivia I added to the lead.JaMongKut (talk) 14:45, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do you please explain why it's relevant, c.q. should be removed. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 15:22, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I too am concerned about the removal of the text describing different points of view of different traditions, and leaving a single point of view. Also, some of the links added are against the Manual of Style, see MOS:DUPLINK, and there were similar problems with formatting, redundancy, etc. --IamNotU (talk) 15:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IamNotU: Please understand the difference betn Dharma and Dharmakaya as I've already mentioned. The description I've removed is of Dharmakaya not Dharma. Also, There is no Ultimate truth in Buddhism, there's only Shunyata. Dharmakaya itself is a type of it, but Dharma is Different. @Joshua Jonathan: Please don't ask for the same which I've asked for the revert(I've already mentioned the reason in edit summary) as you are liable for the reason of revert.JaMongKut (talk) 05:49, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, you are. And stop bolding your answers. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 05:52, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I don't get what are you saying. What I am ??? Please explain.JaMongKut (talk) 08:38, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IamNotU: @Joshua Jonathan: Please respond in order to resolve the dispute. Or please reply if you agree now to make changes.JaMongKut (talk) 05:42, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No, I don't agree to your changes, for the reasons I stated above. I have added a "citation needed" template to the section you removed. --IamNotU (talk) 17:39, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IamNotU: I myself will give yoou citation. It's 100% correct information, but it refers to Dharmakaya, not Dharma. Both are different terms and things. Please understand.JaMongKut (talk) 02:58, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@IamNotU: @Joshua Jonathan: Please respond in order to resolve the dispute.JaMongKut (talk) 03:59, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Obviously, some traditions use tbe term "dharma" also for metaphysics. Don't forget that 'the' Buddhist tradifion is enormous... Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 04:17, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For the third time, I don't agree to your changes, for the reasons I stated above. Please stop pinging me about it. You have proposed to remove the statement "The status of Dharma is regarded variably by different Buddhist traditions", leaving the text to imply that there is one single agreed-upon definition. I find that this is not in line with WP:NPOV. The section could no doubt be improved, and some of it - for example the comparison with the logos - should maybe be removed if citations are not provided, but I don't think that simply deleting that entire text is helpful. You have not cited any reliable sources supporting your arguments, nor given a concrete proposal for the changes you wish to make now, which would address the various other errors you made in your edit that contributed to the need to revert it. --IamNotU (talk) 11:55, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As a rule, does Wikipedia always require citation for proof a translations bearing in mind 'Dharma' - or more correctly (Sanatan Dharma) from Sanskrit is considered a belief system as well the natural order - in which case 'Logos' would be the closest English equivalent

term meaning the principle of order and knowledge? 86.22.43.187 (talk) 00:02, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reinsertion of Christian philosophy

@Joshua Jonathan: Regarding this edit diff, the content about the Christian philosophy doesn't have any citations with its relation to Dharma, I'm not sure why we need that to be included, that's the reason I removed that unsourced material. Do we really need that to be included, since idea of “eusebeia” is already mentioned in previous paragraph? Wiki Linuz (Ping me!) 05:39, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It seems interesting to me; we can ask User:Kraftdelfinen to add citations; they added it diff. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 06:02, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to fail WP:NOR because citation (or reference rather) to Biblical doctrines suggests original research from their end. I'm inclined towards removing them for now until they cite those doctrines' relation to Dharma with reliable sources. Wiki Linuz (Ping me!) 06:09, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Main article

Dharma mainly prescribed in Hinduism, need more than text quotes. Hemanthhaem (talk) 16:21, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hemanthhaem sorry, not quite sure what you are saying. Can you add more details citing section/details from the article? Asteramellus (talk) 18:17, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]