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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.

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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 ancient and classical India, but all the terms are explained, core positions are illustrated with passages from the primary sources, and the “lucid and accessible prose” (as promised on the back cover) smooths the way.- Religious Studies Review

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/30/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824835705, 978-0824835705
      ISBN10: 0824835700
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      East Asian religions and spiritual beliefs

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      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 ancient and classical India, but all the terms are explained, core positions are illustrated with passages from the primary sources, and the “lucid and accessible prose” (as promised on the back cover) smooths the way.- Religious Studies Review

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