Definition

1. Noun:
   • The effect or consequence of karma: This term refers to the results, outcomes, or retribution experienced in one's current life as a direct effect of actions (karma) performed in past lives, according to Buddhist and some folk beliefs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy tin rằng bệnh tật hiện tại là quả kiếp của kiếp trước. (He believes his current illness is the karmic effect from a past life.)
  • Sự giàu có của cô ấy không phải do may mắn mà là quả kiếp tốt. (Her wealth is not due to luck but to good karmic results.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in religious, spiritual, or philosophical contexts to explain life's circumstances, often hardships or blessings, as being deserved or earned.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghiệp (n): karma; the actions themselves that cause future effects.

  • Anh ấy đang cố gắng tích đức để trả nghiệp. (He is trying to do good deeds to repay his karma.)

• Báo ứng (n): retribution; often used similarly to indicate karmic payback.

  • Đó là báo ứng cho những việc ác hắn đã làm. (That is retribution for the evil deeds he committed.)

Synonyms

• Karmic consequence: The result of past actions.
• Retribution: Punishment or reward that is considered deserved.

Related Concepts

• Luân hồi (n): samsara; the cycle of rebirth, within which quả kiếp operates.

  • Theo đạo Phật, chúng ta luân hồi qua nhiều kiếp. (According to Buddhism, we reincarnate through many lives.)

• Nhân quả (n): cause and effect; the broader principle that actions (nhân) lead to results (quả).

  • Luật nhân quả là không thể tránh khỏi. (The law of cause and effect is inevitable.)