Thursday 6 October 2011

What is the teaching of karma in Buddhism? What is the relationship between karma, vipaka and rebirth?

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Karma literally means action or 'to do.' It is active and
dynamic. Many people mistake karma to mean 'predestination' as the Calvinists believe. Yet, this
is not quite accurate. For example, you may have heard people say that someone is rich because
it is his karma. But how did this particular person become rich? Did he inherit wealth or did he
start a business which became prosperous? Whether he inherited or started his own business,
somebody planned and worked to bring all that planning into...




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