Original: ` Karma ' is an Indian religious concept in contradistinction to ` faith ' espoused by Abrahamic religions ( Judaism , Christianity , and Islam ) , which view all human dramas as the will of God as opposed to present -- and past -- life actions .
Simplified: The '' Theory of Karma '' is a major belief in Hinduism , Ayyavazhi , Sikhism , Buddhism , and Jainism .