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单词 karma
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Definition of karma in English:

karma

noun ˈkɑːməˈkəːməˈkɑrmə
mass noun
  • 1(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Worst case scenario, I come back with a cold and am still left with the daunting task of undoing all my bad karma with good karma.
    • T'hrinlay Wangmo consciously used this experience as a vehicle to exhaust her own previous negative karma.
    • That same entity will later enter a new body bringing with it the karma of past lives, which includes actions themselves as well as the ethical ramifications of such.
    • They accept the religion's basic concepts of dharma, samsara, karma, and ahimsa.
    • Our mental and physical deeds, both positive and negative, accumulate in what Buddhists call karma.
    • Three important concepts within Hinduism are dharma, karma, and reincarnation.
    • Likewise, if you understand your form, you can understand your past and future karma.
    • For example, most people would say that one of the key teachings in Buddhism is karma.
    • As he says, In the standard Hindu view one's birth in a particular caste is determined by one's karma in a previous life.
    • As noted previously, karma and rebirth are among the elements of Buddhism that Mr. Batchelor questions.
    • In other words, he was preaching karma, samsara and moksha.
    • In between, souls seek to fulfil their dharma while resolving karma and accruing merit through good deeds.
    • But with karma, at some future point, everyone will still have to pay for their mistakes.
    Synonyms
    fate, destiny, fortune, providence, the stars, god's will, what is written in the stars, one's doom, one's portion, one's lot, one's lot in life, predestination, preordination, predetermination, what is to come, the writing on the wall
    1. 1.1informal Good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one's actions.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I'm convinced now that the universe is out to get me, that somewhere karma, fate and destiny are somewhere playing cards while they laugh at my expense.
      • Who do you think will receive the karma in the end?
      • Tim also uses the book to provide insights into Indian society; he brings up ideas of karma and destiny, and the traditions, superstitions and beliefs that are so much part of Indian life.
      • Even destiny starts helping by reducing the effects of karma to minor blows of ailments/accidents.
      • It explains why some people seem to have permanent good luck; a magic touch which is often explained as karma.
      • I usually blamed it on karma, or just plain bad luck.
      • Circumstance, I said, is a factor which some might call chance, fate, luck, serendipity, or karma.
      • If I'm going to share the karma for harm someone else inflicts, I want to make sure that it truly is less than the harm that would result from all other courses of action.
      • When we pay attention to what we are experiencing now, through awareness, we are able to determine our future karma by making it take a different course.
      • In such a way, from a source of national pride, malandragem, samba, and syncopations would turn into a damnation, an unbreakable fate or an inescapable karma.
      • Some people believe that visiting and making merit at nine temples in a single day will bring them luck and good karma.
      • Most girls simply accept their karma - destiny - after a few years.
      • Let's hope the clinic this afternoon will pass quickly, so that I can look to washing away the bad karma that has been following me with some irie spirit later.
      • Many spiritual paths have teachings regarding the free will of others and the effects of karma.
      • To those who understand the effects that karma has on our lives it may also be a teacher, with a lesson plan on patience, confidence, self-reliance, restraint, and power.
      Synonyms
      fortune, fate, destiny, lot, stars, what is written in the stars, kismet

Origin

From Sanskrit karman 'action, effect, fate'.

Rhymes

amah, armour (US armor), Atacama, Brahma, Bramah, charmer, cyclorama, dharma, diorama, disarmer, drama, embalmer, farmer, Kama, lama, llama, Matsuyama, panorama, Parma, pranayama, Rama, Samar, Surinamer, Vasco da Gama, Yama, Yokohama
 
 

Definition of karma in US English:

karma

nounˈkɑrməˈkärmə
  • 1(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They accept the religion's basic concepts of dharma, samsara, karma, and ahimsa.
    • As he says, In the standard Hindu view one's birth in a particular caste is determined by one's karma in a previous life.
    • In other words, he was preaching karma, samsara and moksha.
    • In between, souls seek to fulfil their dharma while resolving karma and accruing merit through good deeds.
    • Our mental and physical deeds, both positive and negative, accumulate in what Buddhists call karma.
    • Likewise, if you understand your form, you can understand your past and future karma.
    • That same entity will later enter a new body bringing with it the karma of past lives, which includes actions themselves as well as the ethical ramifications of such.
    • As noted previously, karma and rebirth are among the elements of Buddhism that Mr. Batchelor questions.
    • Three important concepts within Hinduism are dharma, karma, and reincarnation.
    • T'hrinlay Wangmo consciously used this experience as a vehicle to exhaust her own previous negative karma.
    • For example, most people would say that one of the key teachings in Buddhism is karma.
    • Worst case scenario, I come back with a cold and am still left with the daunting task of undoing all my bad karma with good karma.
    • But with karma, at some future point, everyone will still have to pay for their mistakes.
    Synonyms
    fate, destiny, fortune, providence, the stars, god's will, what is written in the stars, one's doom, one's portion, one's lot, one's lot in life, predestination, preordination, predetermination, what is to come, the writing on the wall
    1. 1.1informal Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most girls simply accept their karma - destiny - after a few years.
      • Let's hope the clinic this afternoon will pass quickly, so that I can look to washing away the bad karma that has been following me with some irie spirit later.
      • Many spiritual paths have teachings regarding the free will of others and the effects of karma.
      • In such a way, from a source of national pride, malandragem, samba, and syncopations would turn into a damnation, an unbreakable fate or an inescapable karma.
      • Who do you think will receive the karma in the end?
      • Tim also uses the book to provide insights into Indian society; he brings up ideas of karma and destiny, and the traditions, superstitions and beliefs that are so much part of Indian life.
      • I usually blamed it on karma, or just plain bad luck.
      • If I'm going to share the karma for harm someone else inflicts, I want to make sure that it truly is less than the harm that would result from all other courses of action.
      • Some people believe that visiting and making merit at nine temples in a single day will bring them luck and good karma.
      • Circumstance, I said, is a factor which some might call chance, fate, luck, serendipity, or karma.
      • I'm convinced now that the universe is out to get me, that somewhere karma, fate and destiny are somewhere playing cards while they laugh at my expense.
      • To those who understand the effects that karma has on our lives it may also be a teacher, with a lesson plan on patience, confidence, self-reliance, restraint, and power.
      • It explains why some people seem to have permanent good luck; a magic touch which is often explained as karma.
      • When we pay attention to what we are experiencing now, through awareness, we are able to determine our future karma by making it take a different course.
      • Even destiny starts helping by reducing the effects of karma to minor blows of ailments/accidents.
      Synonyms
      fortune, fate, destiny, lot, stars, what is written in the stars, kismet

Origin

From Sanskrit karman ‘action, effect, fate’.

 
 
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