The Sanskrit term Dharmaśabda can be transliterated into English as Dharmasabda or Dharmashabda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Dharmaśabda (धर्मशब्द) refers to the “sound of the dharma”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “At that time, the Bodhisattva, the great being Kutūhalajāta came and sat down in this assembly, addressed himself to the Lord: ‘O Lord, thinking about where this sound [of the dharma (dharmaśabda)] is coming from, I am absolutely astonished’. The Lord said: ‘Son of good family, you should ask the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, and he will answer to you’. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shabda, Dharma, Tarma.

Full-text: Shabda.

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