Guest guest Posted January 20, 2001 Report Share Posted January 20, 2001 Karma Glossary ============= karmabhanda: The bonds of actions, i.e., being bound to rebirth. karmadosha: Sinful work or vice, blunder; evil consequences. karmadushta: Corrupt in action. karmaja: Act-born; resulting or produced from an act, good or bad. karmajiva: Livelihood earned by work, trade, profession. karmakshaya: Annihilation of work. karmakshetra: Place of religious acts. karmanirhara: The removal of bad deeds or their effects. karmanishtha: Diligent in performing religious actions. karmapaka: Ripening of acts, matured results of acts of former births. karmaphala: The fruit of actions. karmarambha: The commencement of an act. karmashaya: "Holder of karma." Describes body of the soul. karmasamya: Equipoise of karma. karmasiddhi: Successful action. karmatyaga: Abandoning worldly duties and obligations. karmavasha: The necessary influence or repercussion of actions. karmavidhi: Rule of action; mode of conducting ceremonies. karmayoga: "Union through action;" selfless religious service. kriyamana karma: Actions being made. Karma being created. papa: Wickedness, sin, crime. Wrongful action. Demerit from wrongdoing. prayaschitta: Penance. "Predominant thought or aim; weighing heavily on the mind." prarabdha karma: Actions set in motion. Sanchita karma released to bear fruit in one's current life. punya: Holy, virtuous; auspicious. Meritorious action. sanchita karma: The entirety of all karmas of this life and past lives. Reference: A Sanskrit English Dictionary, Sir Monier Monier-Williams. [KARMA is pronounced as "karmuh," the "uh" being subtle.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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