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Karma (Dimensions of Asian Spirituality)
Johannes Bronkhorst
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Description for Karma (Dimensions of Asian Spirituality)
Paperback. Series: Dimensions of Asian Spirituality. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
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 presents karma in its historical, cultural, and religious context.
Initially, karma manifested itself in a number of religious movements?most notably Jainism and Buddhism?and was subsequently absorbed into Brahmanism in spite of opposition until the end of the first millennium C.E. Philosophers of all three traditions were confronted with the challenge ... Read more
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 presents karma in its historical, cultural, and religious context.
Initially, karma manifested itself in a number of religious movements?most notably Jainism and Buddhism?and was subsequently absorbed into Brahmanism in spite of opposition until the end of the first millennium C.E. Philosophers of all three traditions were confronted with the challenge ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Dimensions of Asian Spirituality
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824835910
SKU
V9780824835910
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About Johannes Bronkhorst
Johannes Bronkhorst is professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Reviews for Karma (Dimensions of Asian Spirituality)
It provides an elegantly presented, synthesizing tour of “Greater Magadha” and its legacy in Indian religions and philosophies through the lens of theories of karma (the idea that one’s actions determine future rebirths and are thus at the crux of the problem of suffering and its potential remedy). The issues raised are still complex, covering all the major traditions of ... Read more