Why this word is great
DHAMMA — [Noun] The teachings of the Buddha, or the universal law and truth underlying reality as understood in Buddhism. It descends from the Pali 'dhamma', from Sanskrit 'dharma', from the root 'dhṛ' ("to hold, maintain, keep"). Unlike "dharma," which upholds a cosmic order of social duty, or "sutta," which denotes a specific discourse, dhamma is the silent, impersonal truth those discourses point toward. It is the cool, hard touch of a polished monastic floor underfoot, the scent of rain on parched earth, and the slow, inevitable release of a clenched fist—not a doctrine to be believed, but a path to be walked into the heart of what is, teaching you how to let go of what cannot be held.