| Term |
positive karmic force
Referenced by: merit (alternative term) positive force (alternative term) karmic force, positive (cross-reference only) positive potential (alternative term) force, positive (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | bsod-nams |
| Sanskrit | punya |
| Pali | |
| Definition | The type of karmic force associated with a constructive action and which ripens intermittently into transitory happiness. Some translators render it as "merit." |
| Translation |
merit; virtue; meritorious
* sönam * bsod nams |
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| Definition |
| Arabic | قوى الكارما الإيجابية |
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| German | positive karmische Kraft |
| Italian | forza karmica positiva |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | merit; virtue; meritorious |
| Russian | положительная кармическая сила |
| Vietnamese | nghiệp lực thiện hảo/tích cực |