What is fate or destiny in buddism?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as fate or destiny in Buddhism. Fate and destiny is connected with something being predestined by a God or other force. In Buddhism there is nothing to believe in. Buddhism has karma which mean all actions has a cause and an effect. What you have done in the past will give you a specific result at the present or in the future. Nothing more and nothing less. Sometimes people have forgotten past actions or do not understand the consequences of their actions. Therefore the result can be felt as it was predestined by some outer force. But it is merely a lack of understanding of how things actually are.