Dhamma

The Word Dhamma has intrepreted by the commentator as Attano sabhavam dhaaretiiti dhammo-it bears its own nature so it is called Dhamma. And it has very wide meaning and it also have to take accordinga to the context. These are the following seven kinds of the meaning of Dhamma in the AK Warder Introduction of Pali-(398-99):

1.True/natural Doctrine; (Buddha; Teaching)

2.Natural phenomena (including bad and good), natuaral element, substance, principle;

3.Custom, way, law of nature, justice;

4.World, nature;

5.Mental object, mental phenomena, mental state, idea;

6.Good mental object/ phenomena, good idea (when opposed to bad: adhamma)

7.Quality.