▁ ▁C aus ality ▁ ▁Com parison ▁to ▁k arm ic ▁belief ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁" ca us ality " ▁( innen ▁ い ん ね ん ) ▁in ▁Ten ri ky o ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁understanding ▁of ▁k arm ic ▁belief . ▁Although ▁caus ality ▁res emb les ▁k arm ic ▁belief s ▁found ▁in ▁religious ▁trad itions ▁origin ating ▁in ▁ancient ▁India , ▁such ▁as ▁H indu ism , ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁J ain ism , ▁Ten ri ky o ' s ▁doctrine ▁does ▁not ▁claim ▁to ▁inherit ▁the ▁concept ▁from ▁these ▁trad itions ▁and ▁diff ers ▁from ▁their ▁explan ations ▁of ▁kar ma ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁significant ▁ways . ▁ ▁Broad ly ▁speaking , ▁kar ma ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁spiritual ▁principle ▁of ▁cause ▁and ▁effect ▁where ▁intent ▁and ▁actions ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁( c ause ) ▁influence ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁that ▁individual ▁( effect ). ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁a ▁person ' s ▁good ▁intent ▁and ▁good ▁de ed ▁contribute ▁to ▁good ▁kar ma ▁and ▁future ▁happiness , ▁while ▁bad ▁intent ▁and ▁bad ▁de ed ▁contribute ▁to ▁bad ▁kar ma ▁and ▁future ▁suffering . ▁C aus ality ▁and ▁kar ma ▁are ▁inter change able ▁in ▁this ▁sense ; ▁throughout ▁life ▁a ▁person ▁may ▁experience ▁good ▁and ▁bad ▁caus ality . ▁In ▁Ten ri ky o , ▁the ▁concept ▁is ▁enc aps ulated ▁in ▁the ▁far ming ▁met ap hor , ▁" every ▁seed ▁s own ▁will ▁spr out ." ▁Kar ma ▁is ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁reb