宿しゅっ根こん

noun

predetermined fate from a past life

Buddhist term referring to a destiny or karmic consequence rooted in actions from a previous existence. Rare in everyday conversation; mainly encountered in religious or philosophical contexts.

• 宿しゅっ根こんによって今いまの境きょう遇ぐうが決きまっていると説とく宗しゅう派はもある。

  Some sects teach that one's present circumstances are determined by fate from a past life.