dharma

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dharma
    n 1: basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in
         Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dharma \Dharma\ prop. n. (Hinduism)
   The basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in
   Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

46 Moby Thesaurus words for "dharma":
      body-build, brand, cast, character, characteristic,
      characteristics, complexion, composition, constituents,
      constitution, crasis, diathesis, disposition, ethos, fiber, frame,
      genius, grain, habit, hue, humor, humors, ilk, kind, makeup, mold,
      nature, physique, property, quality, somatotype, sort, spirit,
      stamp, streak, stripe, suchness, system, temper, temperament,
      tendency, tenor, tone, type, vein, way