| Term |
karma
Referenced by: mental impulse (alternative term) impulse, karmic (cross-reference only) impulse, mental (cross-reference only) karmic impulse (alternative term) |
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| Tibetan | las |
| Sanskrit | karma |
| Pali | |
| Definition | A mental urge or impulse that accounts for the compulsiveness of our behavior. The mental factor that compulsively brings the mind in the direction of a specific physical, verbal, or mental action and to engage in it. |
| Arabic | كارما |
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| German | Karma |
| French | karma |
| Italian | karma |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | action; act; deed; predisposition (established by a deed); work; [ablative particle:] from; by reason of; having [done something]; activities. action; karma |
| Russian | карма |
| Vietnamese | nghiệp |
| Chinese (simplified) | 羯磨（业） |
| Chinese (traditional) | 羯磨（業） |