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Traditions of Indian origin organised around dharma, the order of things and the conduct proper to it, together with karma, rebirth and release from the cycle of rebirth. They share a vocabulary and a great deal of history while disagreeing fundamentally about the self, the gods and the authority of the Vedas.
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What Defines This GroupingTraditions of Indian origin sharing the vocabulary of dharma - the order of things and the conduct proper to it - together with karma, rebirth, and release from the cycle of rebirth as the goal. 2 Status
Standing as a Comparative CategoryContested: Dharmic is a modern cover term, and dharma does not carry the same sense in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain usage. The family resemblance is real; the shared word conceals as much as it shows. 2 Learn More
The Dharmic Traditions
This group holds religions of Dharmic classification, the family of traditions that arose in the Indian subcontinent and share the vocabulary of dharma (cosmic and moral order), karma (the moral law of action), and rebirth, with liberation from the cycle of rebirth as the ultimate goal.
The browser will find the Indian-origin religions grouped here by this shared framework. The entries describe each in its own terms; other classification tabs separate the Dharmic traditions further by their stance on the divine, polytheistic, monotheistic or nontheistic.
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