Rajadhamma, Rājadhamma, Rājādhamma, Raja-dhamma: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryrājadhamma : (m.) duty of a king.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRājādhamma refers to: “king’s rule, ” i.e. rule of governing, norm of kingship; usually given as a set of 10, which are enumerated at J. III, 274 as “dāna, sīla, pariccāga, ajjava, maddava, tapo, akkodha, avihiṃsā, khanti, avirodhana, ” i.e. alms-giving, morality, liberality, straightness, gentleness, self-restriction, non-anger, non-hurtfulness, forbearance non-opposition. These are referred to as dasa rājadhammā at J. I, 260, 399; II, 400; III, 320; V, 119, 378; usually in phrase “dasa rāja-dhamme akopetvā dhammena rajjan kāresi”: he ruled in righteousness, not shaking the tenfold code of the king. Another set of 3 are mentioned at J. V, 112, viz. “vitathaṃ kodhaṃ hāsaṃ nivāraye” (explained as giving up musāvāda, kodha & adhamma-hāsa).
Note: rājādhamma is a Pali compound consisting of the words rājā and dhamma.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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