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- noun Plural form of
dhamma .
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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