And dharma in Hinduism means this cosmological law, what you should follow in your life. Dhamma in Buddhism, or dharma in Buddhism, can mean that, but it can also mean the teachings of Buddha and the Dhammacakkha-pavattana-sutra. The sayings of Buddha at Sarnath are considered to be his first teachings to his followers. There are these two extremes that are not to be indulged in by one who has gone forth. Which two? That which is devoted to sensual pleasure with reference to sensual objects, base, vulgar, common, ignoble, unprofitable. And that which is devoted to self-affliction, painful, ignoble, unprofitable.