merit; virtuous deed; act of charity
Buddhist term for the spiritual merit accumulated through good deeds, charity, or religious practice.
merit; meritum
Christian theological term for the merit earned through good works, equivalent to Latin 'meritum'.
It is believed that donating to a temple allows one to accumulate merit.
Perhaps we are able to live peacefully today thanks to the blessings of our ancestors' virtuous deeds.
In Christian theology, the concept of merit is discussed in relation to salvation.
accumulated merit; treasure house of merit · Amithaba Buddha
From Middle Chinese 功德 (kung tok), a Buddhist term combining 功 (achievement, merit) and 徳 (virtue). The Christian sense is a later semantic extension.