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HPI 06 - You Are What You Do - Karma

History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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The Krma Theory of Morality

The Kārma doctrine requires that a person's own character be his own destiny. Those actions that are good result in future happiness and well-being, while bad ones produce only suffering. Buddha denied there is any metaphysical distinction between self and others. Concern for others and concern for oneself are thus one and the same.

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