Essence of the Mahayana Teachings
author: Khenpo Samdup
edition: 2015, Majnu ka Tila
pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780986446016
Topic: Mahayana
2.3 - Karma, Cause and Effect
This page describes Karma, Cause and Effect which is part 2.3 located on page 34 in the book: Essence of the Mahayana Teachings by Khenpo Samdup. This book is a commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Lam Rim text and contains the summarized essence of the Buddha’s teachings contained within the Sutras and Tantras. It is part of the series “abandoning the faults of the vessel”. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Karma, Cause and Effect” according to 199 books dealing with Buddhism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) [by Dr Kala Acharya]
The natural perfections of the pure soul are polluted by the different kinds of karma matter. By action of mind, speech and body the subtle karma matter is continually produced. The subtle karma matter in such a state is called bhava-karma. Then the bhava-karma transforms into dravya-karma. The dravya-karma pours itself into the soul and sticks there by coming into contact with the passion of soul. This karma is the cause of bondage and sorrow....
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Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy [by Birgit Kellner]
Kshemaraja then makes the Saiddhantika approximate the non-dualist position: If you [dualist Saiddhantikas] say: “This [transformation] will happen just in the same way as it does in the theory of [you] proponents of autonomous descent grace, for whom the variety of experiences due to karma, and also liberation, occur at a particular time, and for whom the relation of cause and effect relates maya, time etc....
Read full contents: Kshemaraja’s Response to Dharmakirti’s Critique of Initiation
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra [by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön]
Since klesha is cause and condition for karman, karman cause and condition for duhkha, and duhkha cause and condition for duhkha, it is a matter of mutual and reciprocal causes and conditions. 1. Avidya, ignorance, is all the afflictions (klesha) of past existence (atityajanma). 2. From avidya there arise actions (karman) which realize fruition in a universe (lokadhatu). These are the samskaras, formations. 3....
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