著者名：

Bronkhorst, Johannes

出版元：

U. of Hawaii Pr.

冊数：

vi,129p.

刊行年：

2011

ISBN：

9780824835910

Karma -- Brahmanism -- Buddhism

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 of explaining by what process rebirth and karmic retribution take place. The doctrine of karma was confronted with alternative explanations of human destiny, among them the belief in the transfer of merit. It also had to accommodate itself to devotional movements that exerted a major influence on Indian religions. The book concludes with some general reflections on the significance of rebirth and karmic retribution, drawing attention to similarities between early Christian and Indian ascetical practices and philosophical notions that in India draw their inspiration from the doctrine of karma.

I. Orthodox Karma
Origins and religious use
Karma in and after Greater Magadha
Karma in Brahmanism
Karma and philosophy
II. Variants of Karma
Transfer of merit
Competitors of karma
From one life to the next
Devotion

No.

50909

価格：

3,310円