Saṃcita-karma
Saṃcita-karma. In Hinduism, the accumulation of saṃskāras (acquired characteristics) which have been created and transmitted via karma from previous lives.
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Acquired Characteristics , acquired characteristics Characteristics that are acquired by an organism during its lifetime, according to early evolutionary theorists (e.g. Lamarc… acquire , ac·quire / əˈkwī(ə)r/ • v. [tr.] buy or obtain (an object or asset) for oneself. ∎ learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality). ∎ achieve (a partic… acquired , acquired acquired character in biology, a modification or change in an organ or tissue that is due to use, disuse, or environmental effects during an… Characteristic , char·ac·ter·is·tic / ˌkariktəˈristik/ • adj. typical of a particular person, place, or thing: large farms are characteristic of this area. • n. 1. a… Neo-lamarckism , neo-Lamarckism Modern evolutionary theories that in some sense allow the possibility that acquired characteristics may be inherited (as proposed by L… Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine De Monet Chevalier De Lamarck , Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Lamarck, chevalier de (zhäN bätēst´ pyĕr äNtwän´də mônā´, shəvälyā´ də lämärk´), 1744–1829, French naturalist.…
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