Exploring Karma & Rebirth

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Windhorse Publications, 2004 - 160 páginas
Exploring Karma & Rebirth is a vigorous and thought-provoking inquiry into two important but often misunderstood Buddhist doctrines. This challenging book: clarifies and critically appraises these traditional Buddhist doctrines, examines them in relation to their cultural origins and discusses whether these teachings are still relevant today, and offers an imaginative reading of what the teachings could mean for the postmodern Western world Above all, Exploring Karma & Rebirth insists that, to be of enduring value, these doctrines must continue to serve the overriding aim of Buddhism: spiritual awakening.

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Authors Note
1
Introduction
3
Introducing Karma Rebirth
10
The Origins of Karma Rebirth
17
Karma and Dependent Origination
28
What is a Karma?
41
The Fruits of Karma
53
Bending the Iron Law
68
Born Again
102
The Evidence for Rebirth
111
Making Some Sense of It
118
Does Rebirth Matter?
130
The Interconnected Self
140
Notes and References
145
Further Reading
151
Index
155

The Undiscovered Country
83
The Six Realms
92

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Nagaapriya lectures in Buddhist studies at Manchester University in the UK and specializes in Mahayana Buddhism. A member of the Western Buddhist Order, Nagapriya has been practising Buddhism for over 15 years.

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