spiritual merit
Soul's earned goodness
Spiritual merit is the accumulated good standing believed to result from virtuous actions, prayers, or religious practices.
In Buddhist and Hindu traditions, merit can be transferred to others or stored for future benefit: She made offerings to gain spiritual merit for her ancestors.
The concept appears across religions—good deeds creating a kind of cosmic credit that improves one's fate in this life or the next.
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- prayerAddress to deity
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- divine favorSacred approval or blessing
blessed life · heavenly reward · virtue · meditation · enlightenment · generosity · selfless service · compassion · reincarnation · mitzvot · sacred vows · humility · salvation · zakat · kindness · moral virtue · ritual purity · worship
spiritual meritsin
Violation of divine law
demerit · transgression · karmic debt · bad karma · iniquity