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INTRODUCTION
The L. D. Institute of Indology has great pleasure in publishing the three lectures on Karma and Rebirth, delivered by Dr. T. G. Kalghatgi in L. D. Lecture Series. They were first published in our Journal Sambodhi Vol. I.
The concepts of Karma and Rebirth have been woven in the very texture of Indian thought and Society.' They constitute the basis of Indian Religion and Philosophy. The learned Doctor has tried to find out the Western counterparts of these Indian concepts. Moreover, he clearly examines as to what is exactly meant by Karma. He is critical about those who interpret it in the sense of habit. He gives a lucid account of the Karma theory as found in Jaina, Buddhist and Patanjala Yoga systems. He feels that Karma theory is the legacy of the aborigines of India who were conquered by the Aryan intruders. While dealing with the problem of Rebirth he takes into account Aurobindo's view and discusses at length the arguments for and against Rebirth advanced by the modern Western philosophers. In McTaggart one finds the powerful pleader for the case of Rebirth. His arguments are forceful and interesting.
I am thankful to Dr. Kalghatgi for these three lectures which he prepared at our instance, I have no doubt that the students, teachers and others interested in this subject will find this book interesting and of genuine help in understanding the problem of Karma and Rebirth-a problem of enor. mous Importance to mankind.
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Daisakh Malvania
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