id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6710 Dharma - Wikipedia .html text/html 9216 1235 74 In Hinduism, dharma signifies behaviours that are considered to be in accord with Ṛta, the order that makes life and universe possible,[10][note 1] and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and "right way of living".[11] In Buddhism, dharma means "cosmic law and order",[10][12] as applied to the teachings of Buddha [10][12] and can be applied to mental constructs or what is cognised by the mind.[12] In Buddhist philosophy, dhamma/dharma is also the term for "phenomena".[13][note 2] Dharma in Jainism refers to the teachings of Tirthankara (Jina)[10] and the body of doctrine pertaining to the purification and moral transformation of human beings. In the earliest texts and ancient myths of Hinduism, dharma meant cosmic law, the rules that created the universe from chaos, as well as rituals; in later Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and the Epics, the meaning became refined, richer, and more complex, and the word was applied to diverse contexts.[15] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6710.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6710.txt