- 宿命论 sùmìnglùn fatalismThe belief that all events and human fortunes are determined by fate rather than by human effort; determinism.
- 宿命论者 sùmìnglùnzhě fatalista person who believes that all events are predetermined and inevitable; a fatalist
- 宿命说 sùmìngshuō fatalismThe belief that all events are predetermined by fate and cannot be changed by human effort
- 宿命通 sùmìngtōng recollection of past lives(Buddhism) the supernatural power to remember one's own past lives and the past lives of others; one of the six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats
- 识宿命通 shísùmìngtōng recollection of past lives(Buddhism) ability to know the previous lives of oneself and others; same as the shorter term for this supernatural power