【英汉对照佛学词典】


(1) Activity, action, function (karman, karma). (2) Human activity; behavior, conduct, which is included in the three divisions of intention 意, speech 口 and bodily action 身 (shen). (2) The traces, remainder or results of these three kinds of karmic activity; the latent functional energies--causes and conditions coming from the actions which will eventually bring about some other result. (3) Harmful, evil or deluded activity. (4) Pure experience (anubha^va). (5) To endeavor, to make effort; to strive (vya^yama).