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Contents
Karma and Rebirth in the Vedas and Puranas | 11 |
The Concepts of Human Action and Rebirth in | 38 |
Karma and Rebirth in the Dharmaśāstras | 61 |
Caraka Samhitā on the Doctrine of Karma | 103 |
The Theory of Reincarnation among the Tamils | 116 |
Karma and Rebirth in Early Buddhism | 165 |
The Medical Soteriology of Karma | 193 |
Karma and the Problem of Rebirth in Jainism | 217 |
The Karma Theory and Its Interpretation in Some | 241 |
Karma as a Sociology of Knowledge | 303 |
List of Participants in the First Two American Council | 317 |
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Common terms and phrases
according action acts actual animal appears becomes birth blood body born Brahmin Buddhist called causal cause concept consciousness course creatures dead death deeds demons dependent desire determined developed dharma discussion doctrine effects elements enters eschatology ethical evil example existence experience explain fact fate father five force fruit function given gods heaven hell human idea Indian individual interpretation Jaina jīva kamma karma karmic kind king Lapis Lazuli later living means merit mind moral nature noted notion occurs one's origin parents passage past performed person philosophical position possible present principle produce Purāņa question rebirth referred regard religion religious remains result ritual samsāra seems semen sense social society soul specific spirit structure suffering suggest takes term texts theory thought tion tradition transfer University various Vedic wanderer wind woman womb
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| Title | Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions |
| Authors | Wendy Doniger, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty |
| Editors | Wendy Doniger, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty |
| Contributors | Joint Committee on South Asia, American Council of Learned Societies |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1980 |
| ISBN | 0520039238, 9780520039230 |
| Length | 342 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / General Religion / Hinduism / General |
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