What is "karma"

Karma \Kar"ma\, n. [Skr.]

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence.

2. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect, especially the principle by which a person is rewarded or punished in a subsequent incarnation for deeds in the previous incarnation; the theory of inevitable consequence.

3. One's destiny; fate.

4. (Mysticism) The supposed non-physical emanations that a person gives off, which may affect other people; vibrations.

1827, in Buddhism, the sum of a person's actions in one life, which determine his form in the next; from Sanskrit karma "action, work, deed; fate," related to krnoti, Avestan kerenaoiti "makes," Old Persian kunautiy "he makes;" from PIE root *kwer- "to make, form" (see terato-). Related to the second element in Sanskrit.

n. 1 (context Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Jainism English) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. 2 A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate. 3 (context uncommon English) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.

n. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

Karma (; ; ) means action, work or deed;See:

• Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, New York, pp 679-680, Article on Karma; Quote - "Karma meaning deed or action; in addition, it also has philosophical and technical meaning, denoting a person's deeds as determining his future lot."
• The Encyclopedia of World Religions, Robert Ellwood & Gregory Alles, ISBN 978-0-8160-6141-9, pp 253; Quote - "Karma: Sanskrit word meaning action and the consequences of action."
• Hans Torwesten (1994), Vedanta: Heart of Hinduism, ISBN 978-0802132628, Grove Press New York, pp 97; Quote - "In the Vedas the word karma (work, deed or action, and its resulting effect) referred mainly to..." it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect). Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering. Karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in many schools of Asian religions. In these schools, karma in the present affects one's future in the current life, as well as the nature and quality of future lives - one's saṃsāra.

With origins in ancient India, karma is a key concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Taoism.

Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.

Karma is a mutant endowed with the ability to seize control of another's mind, though she has sometimes been depicted with other more extensive psionic abilities. The origin of the character relates to the Vietnam War, as she and her family were among the boat people fleeing the country shortly after the advent of Communism and in the wake of violence. Her Vietnamese origin contributes to two of her main traits—her Catholicism and her mastery of the French language, both of which stem from France's strong historical influence in Vietnam. Karma, in fact, speaks English with a French accent rather than a Vietnamese one.

Karma was one of the five founding members of the New Mutants, along with Cannonball, Mirage, Sunspot and Wolfsbane. Being several years older than the others, and the legal guardian of her siblings from a young age, she was the most mature member of the team. Karma is one of the first major lesbian characters in a mainstream comic book.

Karma in several Eastern religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect.

Karma is the fifth full-length album by power metal band Kamelot. It was released on July 9, 2001 through Noise Records (Germany) which is a part of Sanctuary Records.

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Karma is a 1997 album by Canadian industrial/ electronic music group Delerium.

Guest musicians on the album include Sarah McLachlan ("Silence"), Lisa Gerrard ("Forgotten Worlds"), Kristy Thirsk ("Enchanted", "Lamentation", "Wisdom", "'Til The End Of Time"), Jacqui Hunt ("Euphoria (Firefly)"), Greg Reely, and Camille Henderson ("Duende"). The duo's collaboration with McLachlan, " Silence", became the band's biggest hit single.

Karma ( Hindi:कर्मा) is a 1986 Bollywood action film directed by Subhash Ghai and featuring an ensemble cast including Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Poonam Dhillon, Sridevi and Anupam Kher. The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata (1982). The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan.

Karma is Tarkan's 2001 studio album. His fifth music project and his fourth original release, this album moved away from pop to worldbeat melodies fused with electronica sounds and became the all time third best selling album in Turkey. The album was recorded in Istanbul, Los Angeles, New York, Egypt and Europe. Album was published in Europe, North America, Asia, Japan, Russia. By 2001 more than 3.6 million copies of this album was sold worldwide. The tour "Kuzu Kuzu" which began in January 2002 was very successful as well and Tarkan performed in 19 countries and gave 26 concerts.

As an introduction in the CD booklet, Tarkan explains the Karma philosophy and introduces the concept of using Ebru art on his album cover.

Karma is a popular Pakistani fashion label started by designers Kamiar Rokni and Maheen Ali in 2001. Karma is recognized as one of the rare Pakistani labels that has introduced Western-style garments, such as cocktail dresses and evening gowns, to the Pakistan.

Karma currently operates three lines of clothing: formal, bridal, and ready-to-wear. Karma Couture, the company's first line, is a made-to-order formal clothing label, with prices starting from Rs. 18,000 (approx. $300 USD). Karma Wedding is the label's bridal line, starting at Rs. 50,000 (approx. $800 USD). Karma Pink is the label's newest line, offering ready-to-wear garments ranging from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 15,000 (approx. $30 to $250 USD). Karma plans to introduce a Karma Accessories line in 2006, offering custom jewellery, bags, shoes and other accessory products.

The company's management duties were taken over in 2003 by Pakistani businessman Saad Ali (Maheen Ali's husband) who has since been the label's CEO. Karma currently employs over 200 people, and is based in Lahore, Pakistan.

Aside from its flagship store in Lahore, the label also operates a store in Karachi, with plans to open stores in London and Dubai.

In October 2007, founding designer Kamiar Rokni left the partnership of Karma (with other founding designer Maheen Kardar Ali and her husband, CEO Saad Ali), citing financial and creative differences. He will prepare and launch his own fashion label by early 2008.

"Karma" is the third single from Lloyd Banks's debut album, The Hunger for More, it features Avant on the video and radio version while singer Kevin Cossom appears on the album version of the song.

Karma is a 1969 jazz recording by the American tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.

Ben Jackson (born 1988; also known by his pseudonym Karma) is a professional Halo player from Murrieta, California, United States. He attended Murrieta Valley High School, graduating in 2006. Jackson initially began playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game around the time of his sophomore year; he then started playing Halo intensively when Halo 2 was announced and widespread promotion of the Xbox 360 commenced. Jackson first attended a Major League Gaming tournament for Halo: Combat Evolved in Los Angeles, but performed poorly.

"Karma" is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, taken from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). Written by Keys, Kerry Brothers, Jr., and Taneisha Smith, the track takes influence from hip hop and classical music, and was released as the album's fourth and final single in November 2004, peaking at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number seventeen on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart—the album's only single not to top a Billboard chart. A mashup of "Karma" with Stevie Wonder's 1972 hit " Superstition" titled "Karmastition", produced by Go Home Productions, exists. "Karma" became The Diary of Alicia Keys's first release to fail to achieve top ten status on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, peaking at number 20 and 17, respectively.

Karma: Crime. Passion. Reincarnation is a psychological thriller, filmed in India, that touches upon reincarnation. The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and it went on to win various awards including best picture in at the Marbella Film Festival in Marbella, Spain.

"Karma" is the second and final single to be taken from the Black Eyed Peas debut studio album, Behind the Front. The lyrics in the bridge are taken from Blondie's " One Way or Another". The song features vocals from Einstein Brown. Kim Hill does not perform on the song, but is featured in the music video.

"Karma" is a song by Kokia, released as her 20th single on April 22, 2009. It was used as the first opening theme song for the anime Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, and would later feature in an edited version on the anime's soundtrack. Her song "Transparent" would be used as the second ending theme song for the same anime.

The song was covered on the album Exit Trance Presents Speed Anime Trance Best 8 by MK feat. R. Cena, later in November 2009.

Karma is Mucc's tenth full-length album, it was released on October 6, 2010. It features a variety of genres "mixing the best of many worlds while keeping the sound their own." The album reached number 11 on the Oricon chart. Tracks 2 & 3 were arranged by Miya and Space Walkers, while track 14 was arranged by Miya and Ken from L'Arc-en-Ciel. Karma mixes post-disco and dance with Mucc's usual hard rock and metal.

Karma is American rock band Winger's fifth studio album. The album was released on 16 October 2009 in Europe and 27 October 2009 in the United States. The inspiration for a new Winger came about at the end of 2008, when Kip Winger had the vision to meld the more commercial, heavier and song-oriented approach of the first two albums with the more "thinking-man" approach of the last two studio records. Kip Winger said of the title that "We were discussing the very interesting path the band has had and we have all been through so much together. So we went for Karma as this is a word that truly sums up the experience of being in the band."

When questioned about the album, Kip Winger has stated: "When the chance came up to do a new Winger record, I envisioned an upbeat totally rocking record that was a cross between the 1st Winger album and Pull. So Reb and I sat down and wrote all the music in a month or so. I worked for 6 months to finish it in the classic Winger style."

On August 7, 2009, Reb Beach wrote on his website that "Anyway, Kip and I have started the fifth Winger record, and I think you all are going to be so happy with it. I fly to Nashville next week to finish the guitars. It's very up-tempo, Mötley Crüe-ish stuff. The tunes are, you know, party, good time, bang your head stuff. It has the elements of being the best Winger record yet, so we'll see. I did the best solo of my career on the outro of a 'Headed for a Heartbreak' type song, that I know! It's two minutes long!!".

Karma - Koi Aa Raha Hai Waqt Badalney is an Indian superhero television drama series written by Subodh Chopra and directed by Pawan Kaul. The show aired on STAR Plus from 20 August 2004 to 11 February 2005 on Friday nights at 10.00 PM. It was the first-ever thriller show from the Balaji Telefilms.

Karma involves the battle between good and evil as the titular superhero faced off against demonic evil. The main cast of the show was Siddharth Choudhary in the titular role of Karma, Riva Bubber and Tinu Anand.

The show is based in a fictitious city named panaki but it is actually has been shot in Mumbai and some other popular cities in India.

In 2007, the drama was re-aired on STAR Utsav.

Karma has powers of seven stars.

Star no. 1-It gives him the ability to do things very fast. He is able to dodge bullets and can even run faster than train.

Star no. 2-It gives him super strength.

Star no. 3-It gives him the ability to see through walls.

Star no. 4-It gives him the ability to hear sound from large distances.

Star no. 5-It gives him a third eye which he could use to locate the enemy's place. It can decrease his power too.

Star no. 6-It gives him the ability to jump higher and climb walls.

Star no. 7-It gives him the ability to spin like a tornado.

Karma was a soul/funk band which recorded two albums for the A&M Records imprint Horizon Records in the 1970s. Its members included Ernie Watts, trombonist George Bohanon, trumpeter Oscar Brashear, keyboardist Reggie Andrews, bassist Curtis Robertson Jr and drummer Joe Blocker.

After recording two albums, the group disbanded in 1978. Group members Reggie Andrews and George Bohanon became record producers - the former becoming successful in overseeing albums by Patrice Rushen and The Dazz Band. Ernie Watts would later tour with The Rolling Stones, while Vander "Stars" Lockett would appear on Donald Fagen's 1982 solo debut, The Nightfly.

"Karma" is a story written by Indian writer Khushwant Singh. It was originally published in 1989 in Singh's The Collected Stories. Karma is about an Indian " Gentleman" who tries to adopt upper class English culture and lifestyle such as speaking the " Queen's English", and about his relation with his wife etc.

Karma is an album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Springfield. Following about a decade without a new album from Springfield, its 1999 release took place amid a resumption of touring as well. The album hit the #189 spot on the Billboard 200, and none of its singles managed to chart.

"Karma" is the 18th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 154th episode overall. It aired on February 27, 2012.

Karma Mobility, Inc. is headquartered in New York, NY and was founded in 2012 through Techstars. The Karma Go hotspot is an open network that allows customers to share their connection with people around them. Each time someone joins, the owner of the Karma Go receives free data. Karma sells hardware and data to customers, which can be purchased through a monthly subscription or by pay as you go. There are no contracts. Karma Go runs off Sprint's 4G LTE Network

Karma is a 1933 bilingual film starring Devika Rani and Himanshu Rai. The film was directed by J.L. Freer Hunt and was a joint production among India, Germany and United Kingdom. Karma featured a four-minute kissing scene between the lead actors—Devika Rani and Rai—the longest in an Indian film.

Karma is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TS Jomon, starring Suresh Gopi and Ranjitha in the lead roles.

Karma is the third album by trombonist Robin Eubanks which was recorded in 1991 and released on the JMT label.

Karma is a 2015 Hong Kong horror television series produced by Hong Kong Television Network. The first episode premiered on 29 April 2015.

Karma (born 6 June 1990) is a female Bhutanese recurve archer from Trashiyangtse. She competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2013 and 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark and she will represent Bhutan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Karma took up archery in April 2009.

Karma is a female pop/ R&B musical group based in Memphis, Tennessee consisting of Miesha Michelle, Jabria, and Keymah Renee. The group gives concerts in schools throughout the United States with an anti- bullying message.

Damon Barlow (born July 17, 1993), better known as Karma, is a Canadian-American professional Call of Duty player who currently plays as a Slayer for OpTic Gaming. He is the first and only two time Call of Duty Championship winner, winning back to back titles in 2013 and 2014, with Fariko Impact and compLexity Gaming respectively and Major League Gaming (MLG) X Games 2015 gold medalist, with OpTic Gaming. Karma joined OpTic replacing outgoing captain Matt "Nadeshot" Haag on the team. He is a naturalized American citizen.

Karma is a 2014 novel written by Karanam Pavan Prasad. Karma is a contemporary novel dealing with inner conflicts such as identity, faith with respect to the ritual orthodoxy and customs of the society. The novel thoroughly narrated the difference between Faith and Belief in such a way that each and every character, including the protagonist of the novel get penetrated by that derivation. Details documented about the Hindu death rituals within the story-line are absolute novel writing technique adopted by the writer. The Novel got an immense response from the literature world. Within the year of its release Novel went on with third edition and reached worldwide Kannada readers.