Hindus view 'dharma' as a duty, or moral code of action, whereas to Buddhists 'dharma' is

• A. Hindus: duty; Buddhists: the teachings of Buddha, or religious truth
• B. Hindus: the teachings of Buddha; Buddhists: duty
• C. Hindus: ritual law; Buddhists: meditation practice
• D. Hindus: the afterlife; Buddhists: karma

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how the term dharma is understood differently in Hinduism and Buddhism. For Hindus, dharma means duty and moral order—the proper duties and ethical responsibilities that guide a person’s actions and help maintain social and cosmic balance, often varying with one’s stage of life and social role. In Buddhism, dharma refers to the Buddha’s teachings—the truths about suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path to liberation; it is the doctrine and the practice to realize those truths. So the best choice captures this distinction: Hindu dharma as duty, and Buddhist dharma as the teachings/truth of the Buddha. The other descriptions misstate one side or confuse dharma with ritual rules, afterlife concepts, or karma, which are separate ideas within these traditions.