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Law, Creator, Dispenser, Destiny, previous karmas and the Lord are different names of karma,
The Bhagavati Sūtra 8.9.9 links specific states of existence to specific karmas. Violent deeds, killing of creatures having five sense organs, eating fish etc. lead to birth in hell ; deception, fraud, speaking falsehood lead to birth in the animal and vegetable world; kindness, compassion, humble character lead to birth as a human being; austerities, observance of vows etc. lead to birth in heaven.
Karma as a Law of Retributive Justice and Personal Responsibility
Sūtrak rtānga I, 1.1.5 observes :
vittam soyariyā ceva savvamevam na tānai sankhāe jiviyam ceva kammunā u tiuftai
Wealth, and brothers and sisters, all these are unable to protect a person. Knowing that there is no protection (against karma) in life, one gets rid of karma. The Sūtrakstānga 2.1.41 emphasises that "the bonds of relationship are not able to help..." Again the same Sūtra 1.1.10.2 avers -
ege kicca sayam payam, tivam dukkham niyacchai
One who himself does an evil deed, suffers therefor quickly.
The Sūtrakrtānga 1.2.2 attacks the teaching of the Niyativădins that one's suffering is not due to one's actions (na te syam kadam dukkham) but due to fate.
The Sūtrak rtānga 1.12.1.4 says:
sayameva kadehim ghāhanti no tassa muccejja aputthayam
(Persons) go round in the cycle of existence) for the acts done by themselves; without experiencing their results, there is no release.
Again Sūtrakrtānga 1.2.3.17 states :
egassa gai ya ägai biumantā saranam na mannai
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