" Dharma is better than Artha, and Artha is better than Kama.

According to Hinduism, marriage is a union between a male and a female with a commitment to pursue Dharma, Artha ( possessions ), Kama ( physical and other desires ) and Moksha ( the liberation ) together.

The four pāda denote the four goals of life according to the Vedic tradition, namely, Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Mokṣa.

Although Jupiter finds strong exaltation in Pushya there are four different pāda Jupiter could occupy within the 13 ° 20 ′ arc of Pushya, namely, Dharma pāda ( 3 ° 20 ′- 6 ° 40 ′ Cancer ), Artha pāda ( 6 ° 40 ′- 10 ° 00 ′ Cancer ), Kāma pāda ( 10 ° 00 ′- 13 ° 20 ′ Cancer ), and Mokṣa pāda ( 13 ° 20 ′- 16 ° 40 ′ Cancer ).

The main period for the composition of the shastras was between c. 100 CE, the approximate date of the Manu Dharma Shastra, and c. 300 CE, when it is likely that Vatsyayana Mallanaga composed the Kama Sutra.

The Buddha of the earliest Buddhists texts describes Dharma ( in the sense of " truth ") as " beyond reasoning " or " transcending logic ", in the sense that reasoning is a subjectively introduced aspect of the way unenlightened humans perceive things, and the conceptual framework which underpins their cognitive process, rather than a feature of things as they really are.

In the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the Buddha insists that while pondering upon Dharma is vital, one must then relinquish fixation on words and letters, as these are utterly divorced from liberation and the Buddha-nature.

Although there are conflicting dates as to when they met ( some sources state that they met in January 1989 at the Satyricon nightclub ), Love stated that the two first encountered one another in January 1988 at a Dharma Bums show where she was doing a spoken word performance, and Erlandson stated that both he and Love were formally introduced to Cobain in a parking lot after a Butthole Surfers concert at the Hollywood Paladium in 1991.

Dharma states that there are guidelines or rules that must be obeyed varying from place to place.

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism are called Hindu Dharma, Buddha-Dharma, Jain-Dharma and Sikh dharma, respectively.

For others still, they see the Dharma as referring to the " truth ," or the ultimate reality of " the way that things really are " ( Tib.

The Three Jewels of Buddhism are the Buddha, meaning the mind's perfection of enlightenment, the Dharma, meaning the teachings and the methods of the Buddha, and the Sangha, meaning those awakened beings who provide guidance and support to followers of the Buddha.

Sikh Dharma is a distinct religion revealed through the teachings of ten Gurus who are accepted by the followers as if they were spiritually the same.

# Sikh is bound by Dharma: The followers of this faith are bound by Dharma as advocated in their holy scriptures.

The faithful people are fully bound to do whatever the Dharma wants them to do.

# Deeds are recorded: The persons thoughts and deeds are said to be recorded and the faithful is warned that these will be read out in the presence of the " Lord of Dharma ".

On death, the soul of the person he brought before " Lord of Dharma " are these account are read out as recoded in this quote: " Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

and those followers who " chant the name of the Lord " are cleared as outlined thus: " Her account is cleared by the Righteous Judge of Dharma, when she chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

The four truths are presented within the Buddha's first discourse, Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dharma ( Dharmacakra Pravartana Sūtra ).

These causes of evil behaviour leading to sufferings are called the Fourteen Slanders ( of the Dharma ).

It could be concluded from an emanationism point of view, that all actions and creations by a deity are simply flows of divine energy ( the flowing Tao in conjunction with qi is often seen as a river ; Dharma ( Buddhism ) the law of nature discovered by Buddha has no beginning or end.

In Buddhism, the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha each are described as having certain characteristics.

Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma ( Dharma means moral duty ), has pivotal virtues that everyone keeping their Dharma is asked to follow, for they are distinct qualities of manusya ( mankind ) that allow one to be in the mode of goodness.

The Dharma is capable of being entered upon and therefore it is worthy to be followed as a part of one's life.

# Dharma administered by God: The scriptures further outline how the " Judge of Dharma " administers justice depending on the way that one has conducted life on Earth.

( The Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus ), Nichiren added to the title the word Namu ( devotion to ), and declared on 28 April 1253, the chanting of the phrase Nam ( u ) Myoho Renge Kyo as his basic practice for revealing one ’ s Buddha nature in daily life.

Nichiren taught that by chanting " Nam-Myōhō-Renge-Kyō ", which means, " Devotion to the Mystic / Wonderful Dharma / Law of the Lotus Flower Sutra " to the Gohonzon ( 御本尊 ), a mandala he inscribed with Chinese and Sanskrit characters representing the enlightened life of the True Buddha, anyone can bring forth their inherent Buddha nature and become enlightened.

He states that in a past life, Amitābha was once king who renounced his kingdom, and became a bodhisattva monk named Dharmākara (" Dharma Storehouse ").

Mirroring the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, the young prince is depicted as having a natural capacity for swift learning in multiple fields and the practice of Dharma at a young age.

He explained to his parents, however, that his pursuit of Dharma was for the greater benefit of all sentient beings and that " if had become a king would be with only for this life.

The text outlines what Olcott saw to be the basic doctrines of Buddhism, including the life of the Buddha, the message of the Dharma, the role of the Sangha.

For Sangharakshita, as with other Buddhists, the factor that unites all Buddhist schools is not any particular teaching, but the act of " going for refuge " ( sarana-gamana ), which he regards " not simply as a formula but as a life-changing event " and as an ongoing " reorientation of one's life away from mundane concerns to the values embodied in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, the renowned spiritual teacher reckoned as the greatest karmayogi to uphold Sanatana Dharma since Swami Vivekananda drew inspiration from the Guru's life and teachings and popularised it through his long oratories across the length and breadth of Kerala. He can be regarded as a political successor of the guru who enshrined the guru's vision in the setting up of Hindu Aikya Vedi uniting all the Hindu organisations in Kerala under the aegis of a single organisation brushing aside caste distinctions and uniting the two major groups of Hindus in the state, respectively the savarna Nairs and Ezhavas. As Noted by

He propagated the faith by building stupas and pillars urging, amongst other things, respect of all animal life and enjoining people to follow the Dharma.

The concept of natural law ( Dharma ) provided a basis for understanding questions of how life on earth should be lived.

Then Lord Shiva grants her wish saying that she would get the same in her next birth with five husbands, she was shocked and asked lord shiva is it a boon or curse, shiva replied back saying " My child do not get worried, you will regain your virginity each an every morning you take bath, till the end of your life you will live with virginity " Hence she gets married to brothers each who represents a given quality: The just Yudhisthira for his wisdom of Dharma ; The powerful Bhima for his strength that exceeded that of a thousand elephants combined ; The valiant Arjuna for his courage and knowledge of the battlefield ; the exceedingly handsome Nakula and Sahadeva, for their love.

In the Vedic period, the Brahmins preferred isolation and solely dedicated their life to propagating knowledge and Dharma.

Greg's life was hopelessly banal before he met Dharma and married her on their first date.

As an elite socialite, Kitty was initially quite displeased to have Dharma and her parents join the family, but over the course of the series, Kitty broadens her limited country club world to become part of a larger family, becoming a major part of Dharma's life, while remaining lovingly manipulative.

He then started correspondence courses on the Hindu way of life ( Sanatana Dharma ) with the Divine Life Society of Rishikesh, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India, where he first met Swami Krishnananda of India and became his śishya ( disciple ), and then in 1975 Swami Krishnananda initiated Swami Ghanananda as a swami.

Dharma is slain by one of his own people and Red Dog steps in to bring him back to life.

He states that in a past life, Amitābha was once king who renounced his kingdom, and became a bodhisattva monk named Dharmākara (" Dharma Storehouse ").

Asoka's mother, Queen Dharma, compels the prince to leave the kingdom to lead the life of a common man.

His entire life was devoted to the preservation and dissemination of the Buddha Dharma and he is still regarded with awe and amazement throughout the Tibetan diaspora, and western centers of Tibetan Buddhism.

With vanity card # 7, shown at the end of Dharma & Greg episode " Dharma's Tangled Web " ( 1998 ), Lorre references the sequence " Sit, Ubu, sit " as a possible explanation for the secret of life.

He remained there for the remainder of his life, succumbing finally to cancer on March 1, 1990 ; he left behind twelve Dharma heirs.