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kar·ma / ˈkärmə/ • n. (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. ∎ inf. destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.
DERIVATIVES: kar·mic / -mik/ adj.kar·mi·cal·ly / -mik(ə)lē/ adv.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Karma, Rebirth, and the Problem of Evil: a reply to critics.(COMMENT AND DISCUSSION)
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; My goal in "Karma, Rebirth, and the Problem of Evil" was to stimulate discussion about karma and rebirth as a solution to the problem of...present a historically based synthesis of the karma-rebirth doctrine, but rather to attempt...
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Karma yoga conference pays tribute to Tilak
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 8/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...06-2004 Various interpretations of karma yoga, especially that of freedom fighter...concept, were discussed at a conference on 'Karma Yoga: In Remembrance of Lokmanya Tilak...Sengupta of CIS told India Abroad that karma yoga "can be summarized by the words...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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 .
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