Adharma

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Adharma is the Sanskrit antonym of dharma. It means "that which is not in accord with the dharma". Adharma generally means irreligion. According to dharmic religions it means betrayal, discord, disharmony, unnaturalness, wrongness, evil, immorality, unrighteousness, wickedness, and vice. It is considered as a derogatory term for irreligious(non-dharmic) people.

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  • In the Hindu scriptures history is represented as a ceaseless conflict between the Dharma and Adharma — between the moral, idealistic, spiritual forces and the unregenerate forces of darkness, lust, and evil — in which the Dharma always wins. History, ethics, politics, and social speculation are blended together in a cosmic ritual scheme, with gods and culture-heroes acting as conciliatory mediators between the sacred world and the profane world. The battle between good and evil is conceived as a cosmic sacrifice for the common good, ultimately uniting gods and men in the rule of Raja-dharma.

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