puṇya (‘ merit’, ‘ good’, ‘ right’, ‘ virtuous’, ‘ sacred’, ‘ holy’, ‘ meritorious’, ‘ ritually pure’)
Religious merit accruing to the individual as the result of correct ritual and/or ethical actions (karma), on the assumption that a store of it will lead to good things in this life and the next. It is frequently used as a measure by which to assess the relative worth of particular actions: e.g. ... ...
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