karma

3 definitions • 4 examples

(in Buddhism, Hinduism, and some other religions) the force produced by a person's actions in one life that influences what happens to them in future lives:

Hindus believe in karma, meaning they will answer for their actions - if not in this life, then in the next.

He depended on Buddhism, in which the bad karma of killing can be balanced by the good karma of prayer and making merit.

a situation in which things happen to someone as a result of their previous actions, or the force that makes this happen:

I'm a great believer in karma - whatever happens will happen.

I started to blame myself for the incident, as if it was karma, a payback for something bad I had done.

(in the Buddhist and Hindu religions) the force produced by a person’s actions in one life which influences what happens to that person in future lives