Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
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Author: James Egge ISBN: 9781136859229
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: James Egge
ISBN: 9781136859229
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English
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Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.

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Demonstrates that Buddhists appropriated the practice, vocabulary, and ideology of sacrifice from Vedic religion, and discusses the relationship of this sacrificial discourse to ideas of karma in the Pali canon and in early Buddhism.

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