Toh 338
The Exposition of Karma
ལས་རྣམ་པ་འབྱེད་པ།
Karmavibhaṅga
《業分別》(大正藏:《佛為首迦長者說業報差別經》)
las rnam pa ’byed pa
Translator: Translated by Bruno Galasek-Hul with Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpocheunder the patronage and supervision of 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha
Read time: 1 hr 28 min
Version: v1.1.10
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Summary
In The Exposition of Karma, the Buddha presents to the brahmin youth Śuka Taudeyaputra a discourse on the workings of karma. This is enlivened by many examples drawn from the rich heritage of Buddhist narrative literature, providing a detailed analysis of how deeds lead to specific consequences in the future. For the Buddhist, this treatise answers many questions pertaining to moral causation, examining specific life situations and their underlying karmic causes and emphasizing the key role that intention plays in the Buddhist ethic of responsibility.