Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions

Abhidharmakośa action acts adṛṣṭa Advaita apūrva atman Bar.do basic birth blood Brāhmaṇa Brahmin Buddha Buddhist causal cause concept consciousness context creatures darśana dead death deeds demons developed dharma discussion Doctrine of Karma embryo eschatology ethical evil existence experience fate fruit garbha gods heaven hell Hindu Hinduism human Ibid idea Igbo indigenous interpretation Jaina Jainism jīva kamma karma and rebirth karma and samsara karma doctrine karma theory karmic karmic residues kleśas Kośa Kumārila Mahabharata Manu Marriott merit Mīmāmsā mokṣa moral nature notion O'Flaherty one's passage person pinda prakṛti Purana realm rebirth eschatology reborn referred reincarnation religion religious result retribution ritual sacrifice samsara Sankara Sankhya Sanskrit sattva seed semen sense soteriological soul South Asian specific spirit śraddha subtle body Tamil Tantra term texts theory of karma thought tion tradition transactions transfer transmigration University Upanisad Vaiśeṣika vāsanās Vasubandhu Veda Vedic womb Yoga Yudhisthira