The Doctrine of Karma: Its Origin and Development in Brāhmaṇical, Buddhist, and Jaina TraditionsThe work deals with the Doctrine of Karma and covers all its facets in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It traces the genesis of the doctrine in the early vedic literature and explains how from a doctrine of sacrificial Karma it becomes an ethical doctrine in the upanisads. |
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Contents
Karma in Samhitas and Brāhmaṇas | 15 |
The Vedic Origins of the Doctrine of Karma | 29 |
Karma in Jainism | 43 |
The Unique Jaina Doctrine of Karma and | 51 |
Karma in Buddhism | 58 |
Karma in the Epicsthe Rāmāyaṇa | 91 |
Karma in the Bhagavadgitā | 111 |
Karma in Samkhya Yoga | 141 |
Karma in the Nyaya Vaiseṣika | 149 |
Karma in Vedānta | 157 |
Nitya and Naimittika Karmas Ritualistic Karmas | 159 |
Section V | 171 |
Prārabdha Karma Ripening of Accumulated | 183 |
Karma and the Law of Causation | 195 |
SECTION IX | 209 |
Common terms and phrases
according accumulated karmas actions adṛṣṭa Agni apurva ātmā attains austerities avidyā bear fruit Bhagavadgītā Bhāṣya birth bodhisattva body born Brahma Brahma Sutra Brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddhist commentary concept consequences daiva dāna death Delhi destroyed dharma doctrine of karma doer emphasises ethical evil deeds evil karma existence fruition gods happiness and suffering heaven human ibid iṣṭāpūrta Isvara Jaina Jaina doctrine Jainism jñāna kāla kāma kammam Karma in Buddhism karma vipāka karmaṇā kārmic kartā kriyā Kṛṣṇa kṛtam kṣatriya law of karma liberation Mahābhārata mature merit Milindapañha mokṣa Monier Monier-Williams moral naimittika karmas nirjarā niṣkāma karma nitya and naimittika Nyāya pāpa pāpam performance person phalam prakṛti prārabdha karmas previous karmas punarjanma punya Rām Rāma Rāmānuja rebirth reborn religious result retribution ritualistic sacrifices Samhitās Śamkara Samkhya saṁskāra sañcita karmas says sins soul śūdra sukṛta Sūtra tapas texts Thibaut transmigration Upanisads Uttaradhyayana Vaiseṣikas Veda Vedic vipāka yajñas Yoga