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adhammo

adhamma

masc nom sg of adhamma (noun); masc nom sg of adhamma (adj)

1. misconduct; immoral behaviour; unjust means; cheating
2. false teaching; something opposed to the teaching
3. unlawful; illegal
4. name of a spirit
5. incorrect; immoral; unrighteous; lit. against the teaching

Etymology. na > a + √dhar + ma; from √dhar 'hold, carry, endure'; Sanskrit adharma [dhṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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