The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (646 page)

 
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(Skt.). The wheel of
dharma
, the teachings of the
Buddha
. See (Pali)
DHAMMA-CAKKA
.

 
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Dharma character school
(school of Chinese Buddhism)
:

see
FA-HSIANG
.

 
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Dharma Contest
(mutual encouragement between master and pupil in Zen Buddhism)
:

see
HOSSEN
.

 
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(Skt., element of phenomena’; Tib.,
chos.kyi.dbyings
, ‘expanse of phenomena’). A term in Buddhist philosophy which began as a
H
nay
na
concept, indicating the true nature of phenomena as ultimately specific entities subject to dependent origination
(Skt.,
prat
tyasamutp
da
; P
l
paticcasammup
da
), but which grew in importance in the
Mah
y
na
to describe the true nature of all phenomena collectively as indivisible and empty (
nyat
) of own-being (
svabh
va
nya