karma
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɑː.mə/us/ˈkɑːr.mə/(inBuddhism,Hinduism, and some otherreligions) theforceproducedby a person'sactionsin onelifethatinfluenceswhathappensto them infuturelives:
Hindusbelievein karma,meaningthey willanswerfortheiractions- if not in thislife, then in the next.
HedependedonBuddhism, in which thebadkarma ofkillingcan bebalancedby the good karma ofprayerand makingmerit.
asituationin which thingshappento someone as aresultoftheirpreviousactions, or theforcethat makes thishappen:
I'm agreatbelieverin karma - whateverhappenswillhappen.
Istartedtoblamemyself for theincident, as if it was karma, apaybackfor somethingbadI had done.
Buddhism
- Buddha
- Buddhism
- Buddhist
- enlightenment
- Lamaism
- nirvana
- samsara
- stupa
- tantra
- tantric
- zen
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Hinduism
Religious concepts: holiness
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Idiom
good/bad karma