By the power of his vows, Amitābha has made it possible for all who call upon him to be reborn into this land, there to undergo instruction by him in the dharma and ultimately become bodhisattvas and buddhas in their turn ( the ultimate goal of Mahāyāna Buddhism ).

Law during the classical period was highly based upon the teachings of the dharmaśāstra and the distinguished sources of dharma as dictated by those learned in the Vedas.

Likewise for the Sino-Mahayana tradition of Buddhism, the dharma name given upon ordination can reflect the lineage passed from the teacher to the student, this can result in being given several dharma names: one for usage publicly, one used especially to reflect the transmitted lineage, and a second dharma name that can also be used.

* The science of religion, or, Sanatana vaidika dharma, an attempt at an exposition of principles.

Traditionally, in this life stage, the brahmachāri student went to live, often in the forests, with a spiritual teacher under whom he practiced a life of strict celibacy, morality and continence dedicated to learning all aspects of dharma that is the " principles righteous living ".

Friend delivers short sermons or " dharma talks " to his students, based largely on simplifications of Tantric principles, expressed in " the American idiom of self-improvement ".

A talented child who studied dharma ( Buddhist teachings ) with his father from an early age and who sought out great teachers in his twenties and thirties, he is said to have attained enlightenment at the age of fifty while practicing dream yoga.

The number 108 is considered sacred in many Eastern religions and traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and connected yoga and dharma based practices.

Historically, schools of yoga that label themselves " rāja " offer students a structure of yogic practices and a solid viewpoint on dharma.

Bhāgavata extends the concept of dharma that had previously been regarded either as the duty to follow Vedic injunctions, as a moral code that emphasizes ahimsa ( non-injury ), satya ( truthfullness ) etc., or as the idea of self-realization through yoga.

Examples of how bad karma can be mitigated include following dharma, or living virtuously ; performing good deeds, such as helping others ; bhakti yoga, or worshiping God in order to receive grace ; and conducting pilgrimages to sacred places, such as Chidambaram Temple or Rameswaram to get grace of God .< ref > Editors of Hinduism Today Magazine, What is Hinduism?

Karma yoga is described as a way of acting, thinking and willing by which one orients oneself toward realization by acting in accordance with one's duty ( dharma ) without consideration of personal self-centered desires, likes or dislikes.

The Chinese scholar A ' de noted this was because the Lotus Sutra says Avalokitesvara takes on the visage of whatever being that would best help pervade the dharma.

Trungpa's choice of Westerner Ösel Tendzin as his dharma heir was controversial, as Tendzin would be the first Western Tibetan Buddhist lineage holder and Vajra Regent.

According to Doshin So, he would like to put hō ( 法: dharma and truth ) after ken ( 拳: fist ) because even the power of the techniques need to follow dharma and truth.

The Chinese scholar A ' De noted this was because the Lotus Sutra says Guanyin takes on the visage of whatever being that would best help pervade the dharma.

Dawa Sangpo ) of the northeastern Indian Kingdom of Shambhala was the one who requested teaching from the Buddha that would allow him to practice the dharma without renouncing his worldly enjoyments and responsibilities.

As a puruṣārtha ( human goal ), dharma can also be considered to be a lens through which humans plan and perform their interactions with the world.

However, the term dharma can also be transliterated from its original form.

It is the nature of the soul to be free, thus for the soul, the dharma is paralaukika, beyond worldly.

The ordinary dharma of the householder should be carried out according to tradition, such that it is not objectionable, according to ones abilities such as wealth, in accordance with nyaya ( everyone treated fairly and according to laws ).

Longnü, overwhelmed by the presence of Guanyin, asked to be her disciple so that she might study the dharma.

Yet the human realm is considered to be the most suitable realm for practicing the dharma, because humans are not completely distracted by pleasure ( like the gods or demi-gods ) or by pain and suffering ( like the beings in the lower realms ).

To consider to what extent Eastern philosophy might have partaken of these important tensions, Strauss thought it best to consider whether dharma or tao may be equivalent to Nature ( by which we mean physis in Greek ).

The current era is described in Falun Gong teachings as the " Fa rectification " period ( zhengfa, which might also be translated as " to correct the dharma "), a time of cosmic transition and renewal.

Vajrayana can also be seen as the third of the three " turnings of the wheel of dharma ":

To be born human is considered a great privilege because unlike other mammals even a person of average intelligence with sufficient effort and proper guidance can walk the path of dharma and become liberated from the cycle of rebirth.

After killing the huge demons, he will cause his trumpet of victory to be sounded and killing thousands and crores of tyrants, he will spread his fame as Kalkii incarnation ; The place where he will manifest Himself, the condition of dharma will begin there and the mass of sins will flee away ; the town of Sambhal will be very fortunate, because the Lord will manifest Himself there. 143. The Lord will get infuriated on seeing the pitiable plight of the talented Brahmins and taking out his sword, he will cause his horse to dance in the battlefield as a persistent warrior ;

Wherever He will go, the dharma will increase and the sin will not be seen even on seeking ; the town of Sambhal is very fortunate, where the Lord will manifest Himself. 149.

The nature of dharma is not accessible to reason or observation, and must be inferred from the authority of the revelation contained in the Vedas, which are considered eternal, authorless ( apauruṣeyatva ), and infallible.

The central aim of the school is elucidation of the nature of dharma, understood as a set ritual obligations and prerogatives to be performed properly.

The Pūrva Mīmāṃsā school held dharma to be equivalent to following the prescriptions of the Saṃhitās and their Brāhmaṇa commentaries relating the correct performance of Vedic rituals.

This is understood by looking at traditional texts, such as the Ramayana, in which the traditions of the main characters portray a strict adherence to or observance of dharma ( the same however need to be understood as experiences rather than binary haves or have-nots ).

Tibetan: chos sku " Chos " ( Tibetan ) can be glossed as " dharma " ( Sanskrit ).

The triratna can be further reinforced by being surmounted with three dharma wheels ( one for each of the three jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha ).

He was ordained under two dharma names, one to be used publicly and another for lineage purposes ; Jinjue ( 今覺, to be enlightened today ), and Wuche ( 悟徹, thorough realization of enlightenment ).

His vocational education policy was seen as an attempt to reinforce the Varnashrama dharma of the caste system, while his Indian nationalist and anti-secessionist leanings formed the inspiration for Periyar's coining of the term " Brahmin-Bania combine ".

When the millionaire saw the Buddha and asked him if he had seen Yasa, the Buddha asked him to sit down, and then delivered a dharma talk.

From July 18 to the 24th of 1987, Hsuan Hua hosted the Water, Land, and Air Repentance Dharma Assembly, a centuries old ritual often seen as the " king of dharma services " in Chinese Buddhism, at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas and invited over seventy Buddhists from mainland China to attend.

The idea of dharma as duty or propriety derives from an idea found in India's ancient legal and religious texts that there is a divinely instituted natural order of things ( rta ) and justice, social harmony and human happiness require that human beings discern and live in a manner appropriate to the requirements of that order.

The Upanishads saw dharma as the universal principle of law, order, harmony, all in all truth, that sprang first from Brahman.

Thereafter peace between the two strongest Hindu empires in India ensured a period of harmony and the safety of Sanatana dharma in India.