Karma

Etymology
Loan from कर्मन्:, first attested in English in 1827.

Noun

 * 1)  The concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian and Nepalese religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called samsara) described in the dharmic traditions, namely: Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies. The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence, regarded as determining his next incarnation.
 * 2) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
 * 3) The idea that one reaps what one sows; destiny; fate.
 * 4) * "Icarus sowed the seeds of his own fate and accordingly, met his destiny: it was his karma; his rendevous with destiny and he got what he deserved for daring to emulate the gods."

Related terms

 * karmic

Translations

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 * German: Karma
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 * Spanish: karma
 * Thai: กรรม (kam), กรรมะ (kammá)


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 * Lithuanian: likimas
 * Spanish: karma


 * Finnish:


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Anagrams

 * makar

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Adjective

 * 1) mixed

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