karma
/ˈkɑːmə
/ /ˈkəːmə /noun [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.They accept the religion's basic concepts of dharma, samsara, karma, and ahimsa....
- Three important concepts within Hinduism are dharma, karma, and reincarnation.
- In other words, he was preaching karma, samsara and moksha.
1.1 informal Good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one’s actions.Circumstance, I said, is a factor which some might call chance, fate, luck, serendipity, or karma....
- Some people believe that visiting and making merit at nine temples in a single day will bring them luck and good karma.
- It explains why some people seem to have permanent good luck; a magic touch which is often explained as karma.
Origin
From Sanskrit karman 'action, effect, fate'.