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单词 karma
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karman.

Brit. /ˈkɑːmə/, U.S. /ˈkɑrmə/
Forms:

α. 1700s– karma.

β. 1800s carme.

γ. 1800s carman, 1800s– karman.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit karman.
Etymology: < Sanskrit karman (nominative singular karma), specific use of karman action, religious act or obligation, work < kṛ- to do, to act ( < the same Indo-European base as Welsh peri to make, create, to cause, Old Church Slavonic čary (plural noun) enchantment, Lithuanian kėrai (plural noun) enchantment, kerėti to charm, to bewitch) + -man , suffix forming abstract nouns ( < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek -μα : see -oma comb. form).
1. Buddhism and Hinduism. The sum of a person's actions, esp. intentional actions, in this and previous states of existence, regarded as determining that person's fate in future states of existence. Also: (Jainism) subtle physical matter which binds the soul as a result of bad actions.In quot. 1785 used as a count noun.
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1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā vii. 72 They who put their trust in me..know Brăhm, the whole Ădhĕĕ-ātmă, and every Kărmă [Skr. karma..akhilam].
1853 R. S. Hardy Man. Budhism 39 As the cause of reproduction, karma, is destroyed, it is not possible for him [sc. the rahat] to enter upon any other mode of existence.
1915 A. M. Stevenson Heart of Jainism viii. 175 While Hindus think of karma as formless (amūrta), Jaina believe karma to have shape.
1980 Eastern Buddhist 13 i. 113 It is the nembutsu that can save you when, drawn by your evil karma, you are about to head down the path of darkness.
2005 Yoga Apr. 38/3 The Upanisads clearly define the prime Vedic doctrines of self-realization, meditation, karma, and reincarnation.
2. In weakened use (frequently with good, bad): luck, esp. viewed as resulting from one's actions; (also) emotional atmosphere.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > state of feeling or mood > [noun] > pervading
atmosphere1797
Stimmung1909
karma1967
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the mind > will > necessity > fate or destiny as determining events > [noun] > that which is ordained by fate > following as effect from cause
karma1967
1967 Los Gatos Times–Saratoga Observer (Calif.) 23 May 1/1 Last week I didn't write a column. I studied the vibrations carefully and decided that..the only way I'd ever pull through would be by accumulating a large pile of good karma.
1989 E. Gilchrist Light can be both Wave & Particle 11 I knew bad karma when I felt it.
2014 Vanity Fair Mar. 160/1 Clearly he is a slimy megalomaniac who deserves all the bad Karma coming his way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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