Karma

Karma (Sanskrit: करढ़म), or Kamma (Pali) is a sanskrit word and a concept of eastern religions meaning 'action, effect, destiny.' In Hinduism and, later, in Buddhism and Sikhism, it is the sum of a person's actions, regarded as determining that person's future states of existence. The effects of those deeds actively create all that is to happen and determine every present and future experience, thus completely excluding random chance.

The law of Karma originated in the Vedic system of religion, otherwise known as Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma (perennial faith). As a term, it can at the latest be traced back to the early Upanishads, around 1500 BC.

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