ка́рма — meaning in English

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

ка́рма 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 A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.

karma — full definition

1. 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.
2. noun Loosely, the everyday idea that good or bad actions eventually come back around to you.
3. noun A general feeling, mood, or energy given off by a person or place.