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The term karma (Sanskrit: कर्म; Pali: kamma) refers to both the executed 'deed, work, action, act' and the 'object, intent'. [3]Wilhelm Halbfass (2000) explains karma (karman) by contrasting it with the Sanskrit word kriya: [3] whereas kriya is the activity along with the steps and effort in action, karma is (1) the executed action as a consequence of that activity, as well as (2) the ...
The real importance of the doctrine of karma and its fruits lies in the recognition of the urgency to put a stop to the whole process. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] The Acintita Sutta warns that "the results of kamma" is one of the four incomprehensible subjects , [ 58 ] [ web 8 ] subjects that are beyond all conceptualization [ 58 ] and cannot be understood ...
This is not the first controversy around a Karmapa incarnation. The recognitions of the Karmapa incarnations are of central importance in the Karma Kagyu lineage. The 8th, 10th, and 12th incarnations, as well as the widely renowned 16th Karmapa, experienced minor conflicts during their recognitions, each of which was ultimately resolved.
Of this real truth, called nirvana - which, while salvationally infused into samsara, is not bound or imprisoned in it - the Buddha states in the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra: [12] "What is the Real (tattva)? Knowledge of the true attributes of Nirvana; the Tathagata, the Dharma, the Sangha, and the attributes of space ... is the Real.
In Tibetan Buddhism, karma is created by physical actions, speech, and even thoughts.There is no concept of good nor bad karma—simply karma. Tibetan Buddhism teaches that every creature has transmigrated helplessly since beginningless time under the influence of ignorance and that their lack of understanding has led to performance of actions that have created connections with cyclic existence.
Let's talk about karma for a moment. Karma is vicious. It is unrelenting. It's ancient. It does not forget. It has a memory like an elephant and keeps lists like St. Nick.
This is why simply stating, "I don't know," is not an adequate response to the questions of rebirth and the efficacy of karma. The attitude behind it may be honest on one level, but it's dishonest in thinking that this is all that needs to be said, for it ignores the fact that you have to make assumptions about the possible results of your ...
At the same time karma can exist as a simple 'act of will', a forceful mental intention or volition that does not lead to an act of body or speech. [ 62 ] In the Buddhist view, therefore, the type of birth one has in this life is determined by actions or karma from the previous lives; and the circumstances of the future rebirth are determined ...