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karma
karma or karman , [Skt.,=action, work, or ritual], basic concept common to Hinduism , Buddhism , and Jainism . The doctrine of karma states that one's state in this life is a result of actions (both physical and mental) in past incarnations, and action in this life can determine one's destiny... Read more
nirvana
nirvana , in Buddhism , Jainism , and Hinduism , a state of supreme liberation and bliss, contrasted to samsara or bondage in the repeating cycle of death and rebirth. The word in Sanskrit refers to the going out of a flame once its fuel has been consumed; it thus suggests both the end of suffe... Read more
transmigration of souls
transmigration of souls or metempsychosis [Gr.,=change of soul], a belief common to many cultures, in which the soul passes from one body to another, either human, animal, or inanimate. The Australian aborigines believe that an infant is a reincarnation of deceased ancestors and that the soul i... Read more
Bhagavad-Gita
Bhagavad-Gita [Skt.,=song of the Lord], Sanskrit poem incorporated into the Mahabharata , one of the greatest religious classics of Hinduism. The Gita (as it is often called) consists of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the eve of the great battle of Kurukshetra. Arjuna is ov... Read more
Jainism
Jainism [i.e., the religion of Jina], religious system of India practiced by about 5,000,000 persons. Jainism, Ajivika , and Buddhism arose in the 6th cent. BC as protests against the overdeveloped ritualism of Hinduism , particularly its sacrificial cults, and the authority of the Veda. Jaina ... Read more
yoga
yoga [Skt.,=union], general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism , Buddhism , and throughout S Asia that are directed toward attaining higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance, suffering, and rebirth. More specifically it is also the name of one of the six orthodox systems of Hin... Read more
Hinduism
Hinduism , Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. One of the oldest living religions in the world, Hinduism is unique among the world religions in that it had no single founder but grew over a period of 4,000 years in syncretism with the rel... Read more
Buddhism
Buddhism , religion and philosophy founded in India c.525 BC by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha . There are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide. One of the great world religions, it is divided into two main schools: the Theravada or Hinayana in Sri Lanka and SE Asia, and the Mahayana in Chin... Read more

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Karma
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Karma A doctrine common to Hinduism, Buddhism...taught in the other two religions. The word karma itself means "action," but implies both...There is also a viewpoint which believes that karma comes not from the action itself, but the...
karma
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition karma or karman , [Skt.,=action, work, or...Buddhism , and Jainism . The doctrine of karma states that one's state in this life is...one's destiny in future incarnations. Karma is a natural, impersonal law of moral cause...
Reincarnation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...ancient religions, especially the Eastern concept of karma, which viewed the present life as the working out...Through multiple lives the soul becomes subject to karma, or consequences. Good karma leads to noble birth; bad karma to a lower birth...
Contemporary Mystery Schools and Reincarnation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...and Buddhist concepts of past lives and karma and see no conflict with their traditional...the law of grace to supersede the law of karma. "I believe sincerely that when Jesus...destroy it, he was referring to the law of karma, the law of cause and effect, which is...
Vardhamana Mahavira
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...engendered through perverted attitudes and acts (karma ). The goal was to obtain spiritual release from...x2014;higher or lower—as the result of karma. Furthermore, karma is not understood simply as a causal system. It is...
Buddhism, Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...can be understood as a further development of the law of karma. Karma, literally "action" by living beings, explains the...is a creation and projection of mind. Existentially, karma accounts for an individual's present life situation...
Mahavira (540 B.C.E.-468 B.C.E.)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...state thought of as complete isolation from harmful karma, called kevela. He was acknowledged as the 24th...nonpossessiveness. Each vow leads to a releasing of karma. In Jainism, karma is pictured as a sticky substance that adheres to...
Jain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...reincarnated as it is bound and constrained by karma — a form of matter that is attracted...must perform austerities to strip away the karma-matter and cultivate in oneself a detachment...desirelessness that will not attract further karma. The principle means to this end is the...
Hinduism
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying ...liberation, which include ritual action ( Karma-marga ), the path of knowledge ( Jnana...knowledge ( veda ) and of ritual action ( karma ). At the center of these ritual celebrations...smoke and ashes. Properly performed, the karma of this ritual established the departed...
Dogen (1200-1253)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...discussion of ethics and an understanding of karma or consequences. Every action yields a consequence. Bad karma must be handled with repentance and the...of guilt. This process of canceling bad karma is to be dealt with in the context of practice...

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Karma
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Karma, kamma (Skt., Pāli: ‘...ra ) in Asian religions. According to karma theory, every action has a consequence which...in his present or in previous lifetimes. Karma is not itself ‘reward and punishment...
karma
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism karma (Skt.; Pāli, kamma, action). The doctrine of karma states the implications for ethics of the basic universal...suffering and rebirth ( saṃsāra ). Karma determines in which of the six realms of rebirth one...
Karma Kagyü
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Karma Kagyü (Tib., kar-ma bkaʾ-brgyud ). One of the four...made from the hair of dākinīs who embody the good karma of all the buddhas , an early schism led to the Red Hats, with whom much...
Karma-kāṇḍa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Karma-kāṇḍa (Skt.). The division, or practical part...knowledge. Pūrvamīmāṃsā is concerned with karma-kāṇḍa.
Karma-pa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Karma-pa. Title of the highest spiritual authority in the Tibetan Buddhist school of Karma Kagyü who is an embodiment of compassion.
Karma-kagyü
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism Karma-kagyü (Tib., Karma bka’-brgyud). One of the main subdivisions of the Kagyü lineage, descended from Düsum Khyenpa (Dus-gsum mkhyen-pa), the student of Gampopa .
Sancita-karma
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Sancita-karma (transmitted characteristics): see SAṂCITA-KARMA .
Saṃcita-karma
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Saṃcita-karma. In Hinduism, the accumulation of saṃskāras (acquired characteristics) which have been created and transmitted via karma from previous lives.
Āgāmi-karma
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Āgāmi-karma: see KARMA .
Karma-yoga
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Karma-yoga. One of the four main types of yoga in Hinduism, leading to union with God. It consists of detachment, not from action as such, but from the fruits of all action, offering them instead as a sacrifice to God.

Thesaurus entries related to "karma"

destiny
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...t escape his destiny synonyms : fate, fortune, lot, portion, cup, due, future, doom.   2. destiny drew them together synonyms : fate, divine decree, predestination, luck, fortune, chance, karma, kismet; the stars.
life
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...s life synonyms : the way of the world, the way things go, the human condition; fate, destiny, providence, kismet, karma, fortune, luck, chance; informal the way the cookie crumbles, the breaks. phrases: come to life   1. the kids...
luck
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 3. it is a matter of luck whether it hits or misses synonyms : fortune, fate, destiny, Lady Luck, lot, the stars, karma, kismet; fortuity, serendipity; chance, accident, a twist of fate. phrases: in luck  you're in luck, there...
fortune
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...happenstance.   2. a change of fortune synonyms : luck, fate, destiny, predestination, the stars, serendipity, karma, kismet, lot.   3. ( fortunes ) an upswing in the team's fortunes synonyms : circumstances, state of affairs...
fate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...what has fate in store for me? synonyms : destiny, providence, the stars, chance, luck, serendipity, fortune, kismet, karma.   2. my fate was in their hands synonyms : future, destiny, outcome, end, lot.   3. a similar fate...

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Karma and Gravity
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 3/31/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...experiencing no gravity are like realized souls experiencing no karma KARMA IS A KEY HINDU CONCEPT NOT ALWAYS EASILY explained. Comparing...existed before Newton discovered it. Similarly, the law of karma was actively at work long before some ancient sage first...
KARMA BUTLER HIS NAME IS THE FIRST CLUE TO HIS TALENT.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/13/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Byline: NANCY YOUNG, STAFF WRITER JUST AS Karma Butler was to embark on his first official...Thirteen years later, it's no surprise that Karma can sing, dance and act. It's no surprise...School graduate can do anything. When Karma says he hopes someday to have his own television...
Karma and the Problem of Evil: a response to Kaufman.(COMMENT AND DISCUSSION)
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Introduction The doctrine of karma, as elaborated in the Hindu, Buddhist...possibility of universal salvation, the karma theory appears, initially at least, much...philosophers of religion to the theory of karma, at least in comparison with the voluminous...
Instant Karma; 10 ways to get on the good side
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/30/2008; ; 700+ words ; Karma may be the hottest thing in popular culture right...scatological humor and midget jokes, is supposed to be about karma. The gloomy box office figures? That could be an example of bad karma at work. Karma is the building block of the TV sitcom...
COLUMN: Actions determine Karma
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/5/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...think in English, the idea of Buddhist karma has always been a bit confusing. Many people believe that karma is merely this tit-for-tat, eye...from life to life. That understanding of karma always seemed to have a flavor of Judeo...
Sitcom's karma captivates many
Newspaper article from: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.; 12/2/2005; ; 700+ words ; Karma is a funny thing. That's the tagline for...sets out to right them. In NBC's online karma guide for the show, it is written, "Do...treat people. "The context they present karma in is a major draw because a guy like Earl...
Pickup for Karma One Karma is Notting Hill's cab firm with a difference, says LINTON CHISWICK
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 12/20/1999; ; 652 words ; ...busiest mobile phone in the room. "Hi. Karma control. Quarter past five? Where from...Now, it's rude to eavesdrop; but "karma control"? And the mobile phone just doesn't stop ringing. "Hi, Karma Three? It's Karma One here. Where...
The law of karma is immutable.(News)
Newspaper article from: Post (South Africa); 7/16/2008; 700+ words ; The letter "Flip side to karma" (July 2) by Ashwin Kuarjith Singh...The answer lies in the immutable law of karma, the law of cause and effect and is...subject to the influence of our respective karma, just as light and shadow are related...
The calm of karma JUST THE JOB
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 1/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...goes round comes round, says the law of karma. But, as Linn Branson discovers, by...of your destiny FEEL like something of a karma chameleon? Forever changing but never...circles, then it could be time for your karma workout. Is it possible to create your...
KORG REDFINES SYNTH WITH RADICAL KARMA TECHNOLOGY.
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 4/1/2001; 700+ words ; ...powerful, intuitive Variable Performance Modeler called "Karma." Karma combines the sounds, effects, and sequencing capabilities...winning Triton with a powerful new technology called Karma, which Korg describes as a Variable Performance Modeler...