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* KarmicSTD - a character gets a sexually transmitted disease for their disdeeds

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* KarmicSTD - a character gets a sexually transmitted disease for their disdeedsmisdeeds
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* KarmicSTD - a character gets a sexually transmitted disease for their disdeeds
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* KarmaHoudini - for the character who can never be caught
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty - a KarmaHoudini eventually does get punished for their misdeeds.

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* KarmaHoudini - for the character who can never be caught
doesn't face punishment for any of their wrongdoings
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty - for when a KarmaHoudini eventually does get punished receive punishment for their misdeeds.actions
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty - to make sure the KarmaHoudini deserves their status

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty - to make sure the a KarmaHoudini deserves eventually does get punished for their statusmisdeeds.

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Of course, several trope titles use the term "Karma" or "Karmic" (most of them incorrectly).

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Of course, several trope titles use the term "Karma" or "Karmic" (most of them incorrectly).

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* AdaptationalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption of the original story

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* AdaptationalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption adaptation of the original story
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# The word ''{{karma}}'' is used more or less "correctly" per its original meaning.

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# The word ''{{karma}}'' ''karma'' is used more or less "correctly" per its original meaning.



For cases where the term {{karma}} is ''not'' used "properly", see CallItKarma. Frequently paired with the spiritual concept of {{Reincarnation}}.

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For cases where the term {{karma}} karma is ''not'' used "properly", see CallItKarma. Frequently paired with the spiritual concept of {{Reincarnation}}.



This page originally read "Describe {{Karma}} here." Yikes! Of course that's also the whole point. {{Karma}} is a complex spiritual concept whose [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma disambiguation]] is perhaps best left not to Wiki/TVTropes or Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, but to actual religious study.

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This page originally read "Describe {{Karma}} Karma here." Yikes! Of course that's also the whole point. {{Karma}} Karma is a complex spiritual concept whose [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma disambiguation]] is perhaps best left not to Wiki/TVTropes or Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, but to actual religious study.

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* KarmicJackpot - whem the character does something good, and gets a suitably great reward in return.

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* KarmicJackpot - whem when the character does something good, and gets a suitably great reward in return.return.
* KarmicMisfire - for when an innocent character is wrongly punished instead of a guilty character
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* AdaptationalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption of the original story.

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* AdaptationalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption of the original story. story
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* AdaptionalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption of the original story.

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* AdaptionalKarma AdaptationalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption of the original story.
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* AdaptionalKarma - for when a KarmaHoudini is punished in an adaption of the original story.
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* KarmicJackpot - for when a win was deserved

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* KarmicJackpot - for when whem the character does something good, and gets a win was deservedsuitably great reward in return.
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Note that UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} and UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} have different views on karma. In Hinduism, there is "good" and "bad" karma, while in Buddhism, ''all karma is bad'', and the goal is to achieve enlightenment and thus escape from its bonds.

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Note that UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}}, Jainism, and UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} have different views on karma. In Hinduism, there is "good" and "bad" karma; in Jainism there are also two types of karma, with the goal to remove all the "bad" karma ''then'' the "good" karma to achieve perfection (becoming a "siddha"); while in Buddhism, Buddhism ''all karma is bad'', bad'' and the goal is to achieve enlightenment (becoming a "buddha") and thus escape from its bonds.
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* KarmicThief - for when a thief only targets those who deserve it
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* KarmicRape - when LaserGuidedKarma hits in a very sensitive spot
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* OffscreenKarma - when punishment is unseen or is occuring

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* OffscreenKarma - when punishment is unseen or is occuringwill happen
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* OffscreenKarma - when punishment is unseen or is occuring
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* KarmicNod - for when a character accepts that his/her karmic punishment was deserved
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* CallItKarma
* CartesianKarma
* KarmaHoudini
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty
* KarmaMeter
* KarmicDeath
* KarmicJackpot
* KarmicProtection
* KarmicTransformation
* KarmicTrickster
* KarmicTwistEnding
* LaserGuidedKarma
* SexualKarma

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* CallItKarma
CallItKarma - for when it's not but the term fits
* CartesianKarma
CartesianKarma - for when penance must be paid for your evil deeds whilst brainwashed
* KarmaHoudini
KarmaHoudini - for the character who can never be caught
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty
KarmaHoudiniWarranty - to make sure the KarmaHoudini deserves their status
* KarmaMeter
KarmaMeter - for an easy to read guide to your [=Karma=] levels
* KarmicDeath
KarmicDeath - for when a death was deserved
* KarmicJackpot
KarmicJackpot - for when a win was deserved
* KarmicProtection
KarmicProtection - for a fair punishment, don't be too evil
* KarmicTransformation
KarmicTransformation - for when you become the thing you hate
* KarmicTrickster
KarmicTrickster - for balancing the world's karma (or at least that's the excuse)
* KarmicTwistEnding
KarmicTwistEnding - for making sure that Aesop sticks
* LaserGuidedKarma
LaserGuidedKarma - for [=Karma=] with ridiculously good timing
* SexualKarmaSexualKarma - for giving good sex, you get good sex

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* CartesianKarma



* CartesianKarma

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This page originally read "Describe {{Karma}} here." Yikes! Of course that's also the whole point. {{Karma}} is a complex spiritual concept whose [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma disambiguation]] is perhaps best left not to TVTropes or {{Wikipedia}}, but to actual religious study.

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This page originally read "Describe {{Karma}} here." Yikes! Of course that's also the whole point. {{Karma}} is a complex spiritual concept whose [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma disambiguation]] is perhaps best left not to TVTropes Wiki/TVTropes or {{Wikipedia}}, Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, but to actual religious study.


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* KarmicTwistEnding
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Note that UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} and UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} have different views on karma. In Hinduism, there is "good" and "bad" karma, while in Buddhism, ''all karma is bad'', and the goal is to achieve enlightenment and thus escape from its bonds.
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-->''The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.''
---> -Hafiz Shirazi

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-->''The ->''The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.''
---> -Hafiz Shirazi
--> -- '''Hafiz Shirazi'''
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---> Hafiz Shirazi

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---> Hafiz -Hafiz Shirazi
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---> Hafiz Shirazi

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Karma has also been equated to Newton's Third Law of Motion: "For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction."


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Karma has also been equated to EquivalentExchange and Newton's Third Law of Motion: "For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction."
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Therefore, when you commit an evil act, you are in a sense harming yourself and not others.

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Therefore, when you commit an evil act, you are in a sense harming yourself and not just others.


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Its most common and simplest definition (perhaps ''too'' simple) is "If you do something bad, it'll come back to bite you in the ass."
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* CartesianKarma
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This page originally read "Describe {{Karma}} here." Yikes! Of course that's also the whole point. {{Karma}} is a complex spiritual concept whose [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma disambiguation]] is perhaps best left not to TVTropes or ThatOtherWiki, but to actual religious study.

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This page originally read "Describe {{Karma}} here." Yikes! Of course that's also the whole point. {{Karma}} is a complex spiritual concept whose [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma disambiguation]] is perhaps best left not to TVTropes or ThatOtherWiki, {{Wikipedia}}, but to actual religious study.

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[[index]]
* CallItKarma
* KarmaHoudini
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty
* KarmaMeter
* KarmicDeath
* KarmicJackpot
* KarmicProtection
* KarmicTransformation
* KarmicTrickster
* LaserGuidedKarma
* SexualKarma
[[/index]]
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