WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The belief that your past actions determine what happens to you in this life is known as ____
A
vegetarianism
B
ahimsa
C
karma
D
dharma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul’s (jivatman’s) reincarnated lives, forming a cycle of rebirth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism identifies karma as the relationship between a person’s mental or physical action and the consequences following that action. It also signifies the consequences of all the actions of a person in their current and previous lives and the chain of cause and effect in morality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Karma is found within many forms of Indian religion including Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. In Sanskrit karma (Pali: kamma) means ‘action’. It is linked to systems of cause and effect, as well as being a key factor in rebirth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word (Karma) – The concept revolves around the belief that each action we take will affect our future life, either positively or negatively. The view is that if you committed good deeds throughout your lifetime, you would be reborn into a better situation based on those good deeds upon death.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sanchitta. These are the accumulated works and actions that you have completed in the past. These cannot be changed but can only wait to come into fruition. Prarabdha. Prarabdha is that portion of the past karma that is responsible for the present. Agami.

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