(in Buddhism and Hinduism 佛教和印度教 the sum of somebody’s good and bad actions in one of their lives, believed to decide what will happen to them in the next life 羯磨，业（据信为可决定来生的个人善恶行为） - good/bad karma (informal)
the good/bad effect of doing a particular thing, being in a particular place, etc. 善报；恶报；因果报应
Word Originfrom Sanskrit karman ‘action, effect, fate’.