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¶ … Hindus and Buddhists call it karma, the immutable law of cause and effect. One thing leads to another in often predictable, but sometimes indirect ways. For example, I know that if I place my hand in a flame, my skin will burn. However, eating a plate of tainted food might not affect my belly until hours, even days later. Therefore, causality is not always instantaneous. In fact, the concept of karma even entails causality being carried across lifetimes. Causality is least predictable when the human factor is involved. For example, if I kick someone, it will probably cause him or her to...
However, the exact effect of the act will vary from person to person.
In its most simple sense, causality is apparent in our immediate physical realities, as with the example of the hand in the flame. Dropping an object will cause it to fall; kicking a person will cause him or her to bruise; spilling a glass of water will leave a puddle. Causality can be explained by science using laws of physics or biology; however, many effects stem from unknown causes and many causes beget as yet unknown effects.
People base their wisest decisions on the law…
Nirvana Religious doctrine usually includes some form of salvation as a reward for good behavior and for keeping to the tenets of the religion. Each religion treats this general idea in its own way. For the Christian, right behavior lead to salvation from permanent death and promises an afterlife in heaven. In Buddhism, the promise is not of an afterlife but of a reward in this world, a reward in the
Muslim and Buddhists. There are four references used for this paper. There are a number of religions throughout the world. It is important to examine the Muslim and Buddhists to determine the variety of human needs that religious practices and doctrines try achieve. Theravada and Mahayana Buddhists Buddhism is divided "into two main schools: the Theravada or Hinayana in Sri Lanka and SE Asia, and the Mahayana in China, Monogolia, Korea, and
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Ancient History Of India The purpose of this work is to compare and contrast the cultural and societal differences and likenesses in the areas of Northern and Southern India specifically during the period of c.100-1100 C.E. Further, this work will research and state why their cultures were differential in their development and in what ways they remain different from one another today. The historical and ideological relationship between Hinduism, Buddhism and
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