業 — meaning in English
yè
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English meaning
- karma noun In Hindu and Buddhist thought, the total effect of a person's actions, believed to shape their fate in this life or the next.
Senses
業 is used for these senses in English:
- karma (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
karma — full definition
- noun In Hindu and Buddhist thought, the total effect of a person's actions, believed to shape their fate in this life or the next.
- noun Loosely, the everyday idea that good or bad actions eventually come back around to you.
- noun A general feeling, mood, or energy given off by a person or place.