karma
Sign in to saveKarma (, from , ; ) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein individuals' intent and actions (cause) influence their future (effect): Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and worse rebirths. In some scriptures, however, there is no link between rebirth and karma.
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Karma is an ancient Indian concept describing how a person's actions and intentions create consequences that affect their future, particularly their rebirths in some religious traditions. Good deeds and intentions are believed to produce positive karma and better future lives, while harmful actions create negative karma and worse circumstances ahead.
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32 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Principle of karma
- Causality
- Ethicization
- Rebirth
- Early development
- In Hinduism
- In Buddhism
- In Jainism
- Eight Karmas
- Reception in other traditions
- Sikhism
- Falun Gong
- Taoism
- Shinto
- Discussion
- Free will and destiny
- Psychological indeterminacy
- Transferability
- The problem of evil
- Comparable concepts
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Psychoanalysis
- Theosophy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Karma (, from , ; ) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein individuals' intent and actions (cause) influence their future (effect): Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and worse rebirths. In some scriptures, however, there is no link between rebirth and karma.
In Hinduism, karma is traditionally classified into four types: Sanchita karma (accumulated karma from past actions across lifetimes), Prārabdha karma (a portion of Sanchita karma that is currently bearing fruit and determines the circumstances of the present life), Āgāmi karma (future karma generated by present actions), and Kriyamāṇa karma (immediate karma created by current actions, which may yield results in the present or future).