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| '''Dharmic religion''' (Or '''Dharmic tradition'''), refers to any religion, religious philosophy, or tradition that has a notion of ''']'''. | |||
| ==Introduction Dharma== | |||
| Dharma signifies the ] in ] and life (human or other) considered to be in accord with that order. The word Dharma is generally translated into english as 'law' and literally translates as 'that which upholds or supports' (from the root 'Dhr' - to hold), here referring to the order which makes the ] and the harmonious complexity of the natural world possible. As in the West, the concept of natural or divine law, has, throughout the history of Indian civilisation, governed ideas about the proper conduct of living. | |||
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| ==Dharma transmission== | |||
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| Dharma transmission (]: 傳法, ''Chuánfǎ'' or 印可, ''Inkě'', Korean and Japanese: ''Inka'') is the formal confirmation by a master of ] or ] ] of a student's awakening. This one-to-one transmission is said to trace back over 2,500 years to ] when he gave dharma transmission to his disciple ], who is regarded as the first patriarch of Zen in India. | |||
| It is described by ] as the recognition that a student has achieved awakening, realizing his or her true ]. Since an awakened ] realizes the connectedness inherent in all things, it is not "giving" something from the teacher to the student. Instead, it is a recognition that the student has cast off delusion. | |||
| ==Dharmic Buddhist philosophy== | |||
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| From its inception, ] has the appearance of having a strong philosophical component. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain ] philosophical concepts, in which the Buddha had been instructed by various teachers. The Buddha questioned all concepts of metaphysical ] and non-being, and this critique is inextricable from the founding of Buddhism. | |||
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