sù​yīn

karma from a previous life

  • created sense approved 宿因 · sù​yīn · karma from a previous life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宿因

    sù​yīn

    karma from a previous life

    In Buddhism, the primary and secondary causes resulting from a previous incarnation; predestined fate from a former life.

    宿 (literal) → 宿 · sù · predestined 因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · reason

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