- karma from a previous existence
- n. 他生の縁
English-Japanese new dictionary. 2007.
English-Japanese new dictionary. 2007.
Karma in Jainism — (Sanskrit: कर्म, kär mə, kär mən, Prakrit: कम्म, kä mmə) refers not only to the actions and deeds that are part of the cause and effect mechanism that results in a cycle of re births and re incarnation, but also to the subtle karmic particles… … Wikipedia
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