（1） To make， to create， to do， to establish. To write literature， compose music， create works of art， etc. To establish， to put forth， to finish. In Sanskrit， i^hate， karoti. （2） Function， activity （karman， kriya^）. （3） That which has been made， formed or created， especially from conditions （krta^-katva， krta^）. That （esp. afflictions） which is created from discrimination， as opposed to that which is spontaneously 任运 or innately arisen 俱生. ［二障义 HPC 1.801c22］（4） Act， deed， conduct （karman）. （5） Occupation， vocation. （6） The person who makes （something）. （7） Outwardly expressed activity. （8） One of the ten such-likes taught in the Lotus Sutra.