law of karma
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The law of karma is a spiritual principle, central to Indian religions, that holds a person’s intentional actions inevitably shape their future experiences across this and possible future lives.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
moral causation doctrine
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philosophical concept → religious concept → spiritual principle → |
| appliesTo |
intentional actions
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moral choices → |
| centralTo |
Buddhism
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Hinduism → Jainism → Sikhism → |
| contrastedWith |
divine predestination
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random fate → |
| entails |
continuity of moral effects across lives
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ethical responsibility for one’s actions → future experiences are conditioned by past actions → |
| hasDomain |
Indian philosophy
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Indian religions → ethics → |
| hasEtymology |
derived from Sanskrit word "karma" meaning "action" or "deed"
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| hasFunction |
explaining moral order of the universe
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linking ethical behavior to future outcomes → |
| hasKeyIdea |
actions shape future experiences
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intentional actions have consequences → moral causality across lifetimes → |
| influences |
Indian ethical thought
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Indian religious practice → Indian social thought → |
| involvesConcept |
demerit
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intention → merit → moral desert → |
| isBelievedToOperateAcross |
future lives
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multiple rebirths → this life → |
| isCharacterizedBy |
causal connection between deed and result
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inevitability of consequences → moral quality of actions influencing results → |
| isInterpretedDifferentlyIn |
Buddhism
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Hinduism → Jainism → Sikhism → |
| relatesTo |
liberation
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moksha → nirvana → rebirth → reincarnation → samsara → |