karma的词源

英文词源

karma (n.)

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.

中文词源

karma：业，因果报应

来自梵语karma,行为，命运，来自PIE*kwer,做，履行，词源同ceremony,Sanskrit.在佛教用语指一个人今生所做的善事或恶行将决定他来生的命运，引申词义业，因果报应。

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karma：业，轮回，因果

本义为今生所做之事，对应英语ceremony.