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Dharma (Sanskrit: धर्म dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.[8]

In Hinduism, dharma signifies behaviors that are considered to be in accord with rta, the order that makes life and universe possible,[10] and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and ‘‘right way of living’’.[7] In Buddhism dharma means "cosmic law and order",[10] but is also applied to the teachings of the Buddha.[10] In Buddhist philosophy, dhamma/dharma is also the term for "phenomena".[11] Dharma in Jainism refers to the teachings of tirthankara (Jina)[10] and the body of doctrine pertaining to the purification and moral transformation of human beings. For Sikhs, the word dharm means the path of righteousness and proper religious practice.[12]

The word "dharma" was already in use in the historical Vedic religion, and its meaning and conceptual scope has evolved over several millennia.[13] The antonym of dharma is adharma.

The list below contains works related to dharma from the perspective of the Buddhist tradition:

Academic

Historical

• Gethin, R. (1998). The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford University Press.
• Williams, P. (2008). Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations. Routledge.

Philosophical

• McMahan, D. L. (2008). The Making of Buddhist Modernism. Oxford University Press.
• Lopez, D. S. (1998). Elaborations on Emptiness: Uses of the Heart Sutra. Princeton University Press.

Introductions

• Rāhula, W. (1974). What the Buddha Taught (Vol. 641). Grove Press.
• Hanh, T. N. (2008). The Heart of Buddha's Teaching. Random House.
• Gombrich, R. F. (2009). What the Buddha Thought. Equinox.
• Hagen, S. (2011). Buddhism Plain and Simple. Tuttle Publishing.

Meditation

• Gunaratana, B., & Gunaratana, H. (2011). Mindfulness in Plain English. Simon and Schuster.

Practice

• Anālayo. (2003). Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization. Windhorse Publications.

Mahayana

• Shantideva. (2007). The Way of the Bodhisattva. Shambhala Publications.
• Siderits, M., & Katsura, S. (2013). Nagarjuna's Middle Way: Mulamadhyamakakarika. Simon and Schuster.

Contemporary

• Trungpa, C. (2002). Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Shambhala Publications.
• Khyentse, D. J. (2008). What Makes You Not a Buddhist. Shambhala Publications.

Secular

• Batchelor, S. (1998). Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening. Penguin.
• Batchelor, S. (2015). After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age. Yale University Press.