1) There is no specific symbol for Karma, except, of course, the Chinese or Japanese characters. http://www.chinese-symbols.com/k-chinese-symbol-for-karma The concept of Karma exists in many different religions: "4 In the Indian religions 4.1 Hinduism 4.2 Sikhism 4.3 Buddhism 4.3.1 Other Niyama Dharmas 4.4 Jainism" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma Sometimes, the "Eternal Knot" is considered a symbol for Karma. 2) Tibetan Knot: "The Tibetan Eternal Knot is one of the 8 Auspicious symbols in Buddhism that represents the unity between Wisdom and Compassion. It is a geometric diagram of right angles which symbolises the nature of reality where everything is interrelated and only exists as part of a web of karma and its effect. Having no beginning or end, it also represents the infinite wisdom of the Buddha and the order of monks." Ming knot: "This is a symbol of China's Ming Imperium: a dynastic emblem derived from a Tibetan Buddhist design depicting the interweaving of karma - the ceaseless succession of cause and effect - and rebirth. It is an endless knot, indicating that the cycle of birth-death-rebirth is as ceaseless as the karma that intertwines it. It is found on Chinese dynastic art, furniture, pottery, and fabric and carpets. An identical design is also found in Celtic Symbolism. Endless knots tend to be in every culture at every time." Source and further information: http://www.markdefrates.com/pages/symbol_v.html 3) "The endless knot or eternal knot (Sanskrit: Shrivatsa; Tibetan "Dpal be'u") is a symbolic knot found in Tibet and Mongolia. The motif is used in Tibetan Buddhism, and may also be found in Chinese art as one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols." "The endless knot has been described as "an ancient symbol representing the interweaving of the Spiritual Path, the flowing of Time and Movement within That Which is Eternal. All existence, it says, is bound by time and change, yet ultimately rests serenely within the Divine and the Eternal." Various interpretations of the symbol are: The inter-twining of wisdom and compassion. Interplay and interaction of the opposing forces in the dualistic world of manifestation, leading to their union, and ultimately to harmony in the universe. The mutual dependence of religious doctrine and secular affairs. The union of wisdom and method. The inseparability of emptiness (shunyata) and dependent origination, the underlying reality of existence. Symbolic of knot symbolism in linking ancestors and omnipresence and the magical ritual and meta-process of binding (refer etymology of Tantra, Yoga and religion) (see Namkha.) Since the knot has no beginning or end it also symbolizes the infinite wisdom of the Buddha. See mystic knot." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_knot "Ashtamangala are a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of Indian religions. The symbols or 'symbolic attributes' (Tibetan: phyag mtshan) are yidam and teaching tools. Not only do these attributes, these energetic signatures, point to qualities of enlightened mindstream, but they are the investiture that ornaments these enlightened 'qualities' (Tibetan: yon tan; Sanskrit: guna)." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtamangala Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma 4) "Since all phenomena are interrelated, the image of the endless knot on a gift is understood to establish a favorable connection between the giver and the recipient. At the same time, the recipient is guided towards righteous karma, being reminded that what one does in the future will have taken effect from what the giver has done in the present. For this reason alone the knot represents a connection, a linking of our fates, binding us to our karmic destiny. The eternal knot represents all that is positive in this world." Source and further information: http://www.hardihoodclothing.com/products/item.php?cat=1&cats=1&catt=3&catp=4 "Karma can be a useful term for OCDers. It is a very complex subject. Not at all as simplistic as merely cause and effect. There are many different types of karma. For example there is personal karma and the collective karma of human beings. There is the karma of all sentient beings and so on. They mingle and interelate and there are so many threads that keeping track of them is impossible. The Buddhist symbol for karma is the eternal knot." Source and further information: http://spiritualocd.blogdrive.com/