Karma

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Tibetan (Tibet/India)

Meaning

a Tibetan name derived from the Sanskrit karma meaning action, deed, and the moral law of cause and effect that governs the cycle of rebirth in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology; as a personal name in Tibetan culture it conveys the hope that the child will accumulate meritorious karma through virtuous actions and thus progress toward liberation across lifetimes; unlike the popular Western usage, which often reduces karma to a simple notion of cosmic reward and punishment, the Tibetan understanding is rich and philosophically nuanced, embracing the complex interplay of intention, action, and consequence across many lives; the name is given freely to both boys and girls and crosses regional and sectarian lines within the Tibetan cultural world

Gender

unisex