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In Jainism, this concept is seen as something exclusively negative, often referred to as "dirt", or pudgala. A different religion distinguishes between three types of this concept, explained with reference to three different styles of archery. In many traditions, the lotus flower is symbolic of this concept, as it bears seeds even as it blooms. (*) Bhisma explains this concept in the thirteenth book of the Mahabharata, saying "If one's action bore no fruit, then everything would be of no avail." Many traditions link this concept with that of rebirth, as it is through it that people are affected by their past lives. For 10 points, name this force in Indian religions, through which an individual's actions affect their future.
In Jainism, this concept is seen as something exclusively negative, often referred to as "dirt", or pudgala.
karma