nghiệp duyên
Một người đàn ông và một người đàn bà gặp lại nhau trong kiếp này với một nghiệp duyên sâu sắc.
Definition
- Noun (Buddhist Philosophy):
- Karmic connection or bond: The cause-and-effect relationship between individuals, formed by actions (karma) from previous lives, which determines the nature and circumstances of their meeting and relationship in the present life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Họ gặp nhau là do nghiệp duyên từ kiếp trước. (They met each other due to a karmic connection from a past life.)
- Nghiệp duyên của hai người đó thật sâu nặng. (The karmic bond between those two is truly profound.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a spiritual or fatalistic context to explain deep, inexplicable, or destined relationships, particularly romantic or familial ones, that are perceived as being beyond simple coincidence.
Variants and Related Words
- Nghiệp (n): karma; the sum of a person's actions in one life, believed to determine their fate in the next.
- Duyên (n): predestined affinity or favorable circumstance that brings people together.
- Nghiệp chướng (n): karmic obstacle; bad karma that causes suffering.
Synonyms
- Karmic link: A connection based on the spiritual principle of karma.
- Predestined bond: A relationship believed to be fated or destined.
Related Concepts
- Duyên nợ: A term combining "duyên" (affinity) and "nợ" (debt), often used similarly to mean a karmic relationship that involves an obligation or unresolved tie.
- Mối tình của họ là một mối duyên nợ. (Their love is a karmic debt.)