Karma Essay

1267 Words3 Pages

Hindus believe in Karma
Karma is a Sanskirt word meaning actions or deeds. In religious perspective it refers to the intentional moral actions that influence a person’s fortune and fate in the current life and life after death. Karma is a normal concept among the Buddhist, Hindus and the jainism. This writing will specifically focus on Hindu beliefs on matters concerning Karma.
Karma appeared first in ancient Rig Veda, where it does not have similar meaning as today’s it initially meant religious behaviors and animal sacrifices. There is no explanation for the change of the interpretation of Karma to the present meaning though there is a hint of the meaning in Brahmanas though it was until the Upanishads where the present meaning is explained as a principle of cause and its effects or outcomes on the basis of their actions.Hindus believe in Karma
Karma is a Sanskirt …show more content…

These actions are the opposite of bad karma and are often referred to as good karma and may also go to an extent of including the moral uprightness of a person. There is a little bit of doubt in some explanations that indicate that moral uprightness does not equal to good deeds and therefore creating room for contests by those that may feel otherwise.
There is a process that Buddhists believe Karma works through to various levels of rebirths. First the process holds that either good or bad deeds automatically creates the impressions (samskaras) or inclinations (vasanas) in the mind of a person that will most probably come to reality in more actions or deeds. Second the process has it that the sources of karma are carried in the body in where the soul is supposed to transmigrate. Finally the fruits of karma manifest themselves in the physical body also known as (sthula sarira), where also more Karma is

Open Document