Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism Image close
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism on Hardback by James Egge
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism on Hardback by James Egge
Show Hide Adult Content
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism close

Non-Fiction Books:

Home  
Books  
Non-Fiction  
Humanities  
Religion & beliefs  
Non-Christian religions  
Religions of Indic & Oriental origin  
Buddhism

Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism

Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Hardback
$518.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $129.75 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 18-28 June using International Courier

Explore more Routledge Studies in Asian Religion

See all products in this series

Beyond Personal Identity by Gereon Kopf
$98.99
Beyond Personal Identity
by Gereon Kopf ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Genealogy of the South Indian Deities on Hardback by Daniel Jeyaraj
$413.99
Genealogy of the South Indian Deities
by Daniel Jeyaraj ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Divine and the Demonic by Graham Dwyer
$59.99
The Divine and the Demonic
by Graham Dwyer ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism by James Egge
$100.99
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism
by James Egge ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Shinto in History by John Breen
$117.99
Shinto in History
by John Breen ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Shinto in History on Hardback by John Breen
$566.99
Shinto in History
by John Breen ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Tradition and Liberation on Hardback by Catherine A Robinson Save $22
$156.99
$179.00
Tradition and Liberation
by Catherine A Robinson ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan on Hardback by Jonathan Morris Augustine
$402.99
Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan
by Jonathan Morris Augustine ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment on Hardback by Ming Dong Gu
$404.99
The Nature and Rationale of Zen/Chan and Enlightenment
by Ming Dong Gu ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Beyond Personal Identity on Hardback by Gereon Kopf
$520.99
Beyond Personal Identity
by Gereon Kopf ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Genealogy of the South Indian Deities by Daniel Jeyaraj
$92.99
Genealogy of the South Indian Deities
by Daniel Jeyaraj ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan by Jonathan Morris Augustine
$84.99
Buddhist Hagiography in Early Japan
by Jonathan Morris Augustine ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
The Divine and the Demonic on Hardback by Graham Dwyer Save $24
$154.99
$179.00
The Divine and the Demonic
by Graham Dwyer ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Biographical Tradition in Sufism by Jawid A. Mojaddedi
$102.99
The Biographical Tradition in Sufism
by Jawid A. Mojaddedi ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Krsna: Lord or Avatara? on Hardback by Freda Matchett
$380.99
Krsna: Lord or Avatara?
by Freda Matchett ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Biographical Tradition in Sufism on Hardback by Jawid A. Mojaddedi
$380.99
The Biographical Tradition in Sufism
by Jawid A. Mojaddedi ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

Although the doctrine of karma is one of the best known aspects of Buddhist thought, Buddhist texts present other, less systematic, ways of speaking about the effects of good and bad actions. This book draws attention to one of these neglected discourses by showing that the interpretation of religious giving as acts of sacrifice directed toward the Buddha or Buddhist monastics has been an important theme in Theravda Buddhism. Sacrifice and karma differ significantly: whereas karma can be analysed as an inward, psychological process in which one's volition purifies or defiles one's mind, discussions of giving as sacrifice stress that the qualities of the recipient as well as the intentions of the donor affect the merit produced by a gift. Sacrificial and karmic discourses also present very different understandings of the dedication of the effects of a gift (i.e. a merit transfer).
Release date Australia
March 21st, 2002
Author
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Pages
204
Dimensions
138x216x20
ISBN-13
9780700715060
Product ID
8180420

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Non-Christian religions >
Religions of Indic & Oriental origin >
Buddhism
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Reference >
General Studies >
Area / regional studies
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Religion: general
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Aspects of religions >
Worship
Books >
Travel >
Geography and the Environment >
Geography >
Regional geography
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Buddhism