Hetukarma, Hetu-karma: 1 definition
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Hetukarma means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiHetukarma (हेतुकर्म) refers to “causes and effects” [i.e., hetu-karma-samudbhavāḥ], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Conditions are like reflections, transparent, pure, indeed clear, Inconceivable and inexpressible, arising from causes and effects (hetukarma)”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Full-text: Karmasamudbhava, Samudbhava, Hetusamudbhava.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.19.63 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.7.130 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
Critique of various theories of causation < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]