Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism
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| Author | : James Egge |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2013-12-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136859151 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136859152 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism by : James Egge
Book excerpt: 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.
