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Dharma vs. religion

Philosophy · asked by user [] · 2008-02-02 · 5 answers
What is Dharma?

What is the need for religion?

What is the difference between dharma & religion?
user [1] · 2008-02-03
religion is institutionalized dharma, which many times kills dynamic spiritual advancement.
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/organized_religion.htm
user [2] · 2008-02-03
religion is institutionalized dharma, which many times kills dynamic spiritual advancement.
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/organized_religion.htm
user [243] · 2008-02-03
if essence is lost, is the dry structure of religion has no meaning
user [38] · 2008-02-04
Religion (from Latin re-ligio: re - again, legare - to connect) denotes reunion of individual living beings (jiva, atma) with supreme living being, God. In this original sense its synonymous with yoga which is beyond material dharma. Bhakti yoga = sanatana dharma.
user [2] · 2008-02-04
some say that re-ligio comes from the sanskrit word yug or yoga...

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