Category: PhilosophyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ධර්ම

/dharma/Roman

English meaning: Dhamma / Dharma

Sinhala Definition

(සිංහල)

ධර්ම යනු බුදු දහමේ ඉගැන්වීම් සහ ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ ජීවන ක්‍රමයයි.

English Definition

The cosmic order, moral law, and the teachings of the Buddha; right conduct and duty.

Example

ධර්ම ග්‍රහණය කිරීම ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ ජීවනෝපායයි.

In English: Understanding Dhamma is a noble way of life.

Synonyms

  • දහම

Literary Heritage

ජීවිතය ගඟ වැනිය, කවදාවත් නවතින්නේ නැත.

/jīvitaya gaṃga væniaya, kavadāvat navaṭinnē næta./

Life is like a river; it never stops flowing.

Martin Wickramasinghe · Novelist · 1890–1976

Madol Doova

Madol Doova, Chapter 12 — philosophical reflection on impermanence and the flow of life

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සිංහල
Sinhala
Script
Sinhala
Family
Indo-Aryan
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