A destiny or karmic bond formed through shared religious devotion or cultivation in a previous life

the Buddhist concept of the twelve stages of causality that lead to rebirth and suffering, beginning with ignorance and ending in old age and death

a relationship or fate determined by connections in a previous life or incarnation

a recluse's affinity for plum trees and cranes; an idiom describing a peaceful life of seclusion from worldly affairs

Meeting or finding an opportunity due to a twist of fate; a chance encounter brought about by karma or destiny

A chance meeting or stroke of luck brought about by fate or unpredictable circumstances