Kamma [1] is the law of moral causation. Rebirth is its corollary. Both Kamma and Rebirth are interrelated, fundamental doctrines in Buddhism. These two doctrines were prevalent in India before the advent of the Buddha. Nevertheless, it was the Buddha who explained and formulated them in…
"I count your Brahma one th' unjust among, Who made a world in which to shelter wrong." -- JĀTAKA The Pāli equivalent for the Creator-God in other religions is either Issara (Samskrit -- isvara) or Brahma. In the Tipitaka there is absolutely no reference whatever to the exis…
Rebirth, which Buddhists do not regard as a mere theory but as a fact verifiable by evidence, forms a fundamental tenet of Buddhism, though its goal Nibbāna is attainable in this life itself. The Bodhisatta Ideal and the correlative doctrine of freedom to attain utter perfection are based…
Why is man? Is there a purpose in life? This is rather a controversial question. What is the materialistic standpoint? Scientists answer:- "Has life purpose? What, or where, or when? Out of space came Universe, came Sun, Came Earth, came Life, came Man, and more must come. But as t…
