The Ten Dharmas, Gathered
All ten dharmas in one table — what each one means and the fault it removes — with a closing reflection on the festival.
Das Lakshan Parva 2026
Ten virtues and two more days · 12 of 12 written
Summary · AI
- A table of all ten dharmas: what each one means, and the fault it removes.
- The order runs from anger to forgiveness, pride to humility, deceit to simplicity, greed to purity, falsehood to truth, lack of restraint to restraint, idleness to austerity, possessions to letting go, subtle attachment to non-possession, and desire to dwelling in the soul.
- Each dharma first clears away a fault; only then does the quality settle in the soul.
- The end of the festival is a beginning: these are not ideas to read, but values to live.
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This is an English translation of the original Hindi. Translation may have changed the meaning a little; the Hindi original is the authoritative version.
| Dharma | What it means | The fault it removes |
|---|---|---|
| Uttam Kshama | evenness and forbearance in the soul | anger |
| Uttam Mardav | humility, the absence of pride | pride |
| Uttam Arjav | simplicity, freedom from deceit | deceit |
| Uttam Shauch | purity within | greed |
| Uttam Satya | truth to what is, and right speech | falsehood |
| Uttam Sanyam | restraint of the senses, and discernment | lack of restraint |
| Uttam Tap | the practice that sheds karma | idleness and attachment |
| Uttam Tyag | giving up possessiveness and accumulation | possessions |
| Uttam Akinchanya | owning nothing, holding on to nothing | subtle attachment |
| Uttam Brahmacharya | dwelling in the soul, mastery of the senses | desire and restlessness |
The Whole Picture: Ten Steps of a Life’s Journey
Das Lakshan Dharma Parva is a step-by-step process of refining life, in which each dharma frees a person from one fault, outer or inner. This practice clears a path from anger to forgiveness, from pride to humility, from deceit to simplicity, from false belief to truth, from greed to purity, from the disturbance of the senses to restraint, from the binding of karma to austerity, from accumulation to letting go, from emotional bondage to owning nothing, and at last from desire to dwelling in the soul.
A Closing Reflection
The ten dharmas are not ideas to be read, but values to be lived. They carry the soul toward non-violence, freedom from attachment, evenness, and a peace beyond wavering.
As the Samaysar says:
“Das Lakshan Dharma settles the soul in its own nature, where there is only pure faith, knowledge and conduct.”
The end of this festival is a new beginning, where the seeker, firm on the path to liberation, starts to live life from within.
Here the account of Das Lakshan Dharma is complete.
Tomorrow we will take up Ratnatraya Dharma, that is, right faith, right knowledge and right conduct, and the day after is Kshamavani Parva, on which we will speak as well.
May all be well.
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