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**tiereenny** · 10-31-2011, 10:23 PM

Hi BetteredRose,

As far as I know, Dhamma with capital "D" refers to the teachings of Buddha in the Nikayas which is a huge collection of his teachings. Dharma, again with capital "D" is used by the Mahayana/Vajrayana/Zen traditions and refers to their particular teachings. For example, the Dharma of Soto Zen school can be found in the Shobogenzo of Dogen Zengi.

dhamma and dharma with lower case "d" means all the things from where we get contact like objects, happenings, ideas, phenomenal events in this very moment and which are an object of contemplation and understanding in terms of what Buddha taught.

10-31-2011, 10:23 PM	#3
tiereenny Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Hi BetteredRose, As far as I know, Dhamma with capital "D" refers to the teachings of Buddha in the Nikayas which is a huge collection of his teachings. Dharma, again with capital "D" is used by the Mahayana/Vajrayana/Zen traditions and refers to their particular teachings. For example, the Dharma of Soto Zen school can be found in the Shobogenzo of Dogen Zengi. dhamma and dharma with lower case "d" means all the things from where we get contact like objects, happenings, ideas, phenomenal events in this very moment and which are an object of contemplation and understanding in terms of what Buddha taught.
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