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Dharma or Dhamma? which is which

Postby Wesley1982 » Mon May 28, 2012 8:28 pm

Dharma or Dhamma? which is which (the difference?) . . .
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Re: Dharma or Dhamma? which is which

Postby mikenz66 » Mon May 28, 2012 8:33 pm

The spelling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma_%28Buddhism%29
Dhamma (Pali: धम्म) or Dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म) in Buddhism...

Since Theravada is based on Pali texts, most here use the spelling "Dhamma". However, in common English, the spelling "Dharma" is more standard.

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Re: Dharma or Dhamma? which is which

Postby PadmaPhala » Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:32 pm

it is the same concept, but a different word/spelling
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