Karma
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian and Nepalese religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called samsara) described in the dharmic traditions, namely: Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies. The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence, regarded as determining his next incarnation. Destiny, fate. A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. The idea that one gets what they deserve.
Dharma
Part of speech: noun
Definition: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the principle that orders the universe; one's conduct in conformity with such a principleone's obligation in respect to one's position in societythe teachings of the Buddha; one's path to enlightenment
Example sentence: All my editors since Malcolm Cowley have had instructions to leave my prose exactly as I wrote it. In the days of Malcolm Cowley, with 'On the Road' and 'The Dharma Bums', I had no power to stand by my style for better or for worse.