adharma
noun
adhar·ma
¦ə-ˈdər-mə
plural -s
sometimes capitalized
1
Hinduism
: individual disharmony with the nature of things : nonconformity to one's worldly situation
—opposed to dharma
2
Jainism
: the uncreated and eternal substance that enables souls and matter to be inactive : the ontological principle of rest
adharma is compared to earth, on which creatures lie and stand—Heinrich Zimmer
compare dharma
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