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Difference Between Dharma and Karma
Difference Between Dharma and Karma
Dharma vs Karma
No matter what religious tradition you follow, you will be asked to live a moral life by the tenets of
that religion. The terminology varies from east to west and north to south, but the basic message of
all major religions is: ‘be kind to your fellow men and you will eventually receive an award.’ The
indigenous religions of India ‘“ Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism ‘“ all ask their believers to
following the concepts of dharma and karma to improve not only this life, but their ensuing ones as
well.
Your dharma determines what type of karma your actions will bring. Going off to war to defend
one’s country may fulfill the dharma of one man, but cause bad karma to incur in another man who
was supposed to stay home to take care of his children.
Summary:
1.Dharma and karma are Sanskrit concepts that have been codified through the practice of
indigenous Indian religions.
2.Dharma refers to one’s lifelong duty whereas karma refers to someone’s day to day actions and
the negative or positive obligations these actions bring about.
3.Dharma is something one must spend a lifetime achieving whereas karma changes from moment
to moment.
4.Your dharma influences the type of karma that you actions will bring about.