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Evil Cause, Evil Result
Meaning: You reap what you sow
悪因悪果 is a Japanese proverb that means “Evil cause, evil effect” or “Bad causes bring bad results.”
The English equivalent is probably, “Sow evil and reap evil” or more commonly, “You reap what you sow.”
Note: 悪因悪果 is also considered to be a Buddhist phrase encompassing the idea of karmic retribution.
Karma (of your past lives)
宿業 is the Buddhist concept of Past Karma. Simply put, it's the sum of all the good and bad from all previous lives (perhaps earlier in your current life). This term is not commonly used outside of the Buddhist faith (you'll have a tough time finding a non-Buddhist Asian person that knows this word).
Other ways to translate this are “The karma of previous existence,” “The karma remaining from prior existences,” or simply “Former karma.”
See Also: Buddhism
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
業 业 see styles |
yè ye4 yeh waza わざ |
More info & calligraphy: Karmadeed; act; work; performance; (personal name) Hajime karman, karma, "action, work, deed"; "moral duty"; "product, result, effect." M.W. The doctrine of the act; deeds and their effects on the character, especially in their relation to succeeding forms of transmigration. The 三業 are thought, word, and deed, each as good, bad, or indifferent. Karma from former lives is 宿業, from present conduct 現業. Karma is moral action that causes future retribution, and either good or evil transmigration. It is also that moral kernel in which each being survives death for further rebirth or metempsychosis. There are categories of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 10; the 六業 are rebirth in the hells, or as animals, hungry ghosts, men, devas, or asuras: v. 六趣. |
罪 see styles |
zuì zui4 tsui tsumi つみ |
guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin (n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion; (2) penalty; sentence; punishment; (3) fault; responsibility; culpability; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) thoughtlessness; lack of consideration That which is blameworthy and brings about bad karma; entangled in the net of wrong-doing; sin, crime. |
孽報 孽报 see styles |
niè bào nie4 bao4 nieh pao |
bad karma |
定業 定业 see styles |
dìng yè ding4 ye4 ting yeh teigyou / tegyo ていぎょう |
regular employment Fixed karma, rebirth determined by the good or bad actions of the past. Also, the work of meditation with its result. |
悪業 see styles |
akugou / akugo あくごう |
{Buddh} (ant: 善業) bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed |
業因 业因 see styles |
yè yīn ye4 yin1 yeh yin gouin / goin ごういん |
karma The deed as cause; the cause of good or bad karma. |
無記 无记 see styles |
wú jì wu2 ji4 wu chi mugi |
? avyākṛta, or avyākhyāta. UnrecordabIe (either as good or bad); neutral, neither good nor bad; things that are innocent or cannot be classified under moral categories. Cf. 三性. |
燒罪 烧罪 see styles |
shāo zuì shao1 zui4 shao tsui shōzai |
consumes bad karma by fire |
煩惱道 烦恼道 see styles |
fán nǎo dào fan2 nao3 dao4 fan nao tao bonnō dō |
The way of temptation, or passion, in producing bad karma. |
分段變易 分段变易 see styles |
fēn duàn biàn yì fen1 duan4 bian4 yi4 fen tuan pien i bundan hennyaku |
Includes (1) 分段生死, the condition and station resulting from good or bad karma in the three realms (desire, form, and formlessness) and in the six paths; (2) 變易生死 the condition and station resulting from good karma in the realms beyond transmigration, including arhats and higher saints. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Evil Cause, Evil Result | 悪因悪果 | akuin akka / akuinakka / akuin aka | ||
| Karma (of your past lives) | 宿業 宿业 | shukugou / shukugo | sù yè / su4 ye4 / su ye / suye | su yeh / suyeh |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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