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  • noun Plural form of dhamma.

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Examples

  • To go beyond space and time, you have to go beyond fabricating the producing and consuming self, which is why the concluding insight of the path is: "All dhammas" — constant or not — "are not-self."

    All About Change by Thanissaro Bhikkhu William Harryman 2009

  • Monks in the other sects either lived alone during the vassa, or they put up wherever they hap­pened to be, sharing a forest clearing with ascetics who fol­lowed quite different dhammas.

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • Not only did these dhammas contradict one another, they were also alien, coming as they did from the sophisticated mainstream culture.

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • The dhammas taught by the great teachers of the day seemed fundamentally flawed; many of their practitioners looked as sick, miserable and hag­gard as himself.

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

  • The sanghas were competitive and promoted their dhammas as aggressively as merchants pushed their wares in the marketplace.

    Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

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