Karma / / Johannes Bronkhorst.
Karma has become a household word in the modern world, where it is associated with the belief in rebirth determined by one's deeds in earlier lives. This belief was and is widespread in the Indian subcontinent as is the word "karma" itself. In lucid and accessible prose, this book pre...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Dimensions of Asian Spirituality ;
18 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Special Topics
- Editor's Preface
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Orthodox Karma
- 1. Origins and Religious Use
- 2. Karma in and after Greater Magadha
- 3. Karma in Brahmanism
- 4. Karma and Philosophy
- Part II. Variants of Karma
- 5. Transfer of Merit
- 6. Competitors of Karma
- 7. From One Life to the Next
- 8. Devotion
- Concluding Comments
- Further Reading
- Index