Sambodhi 2006 Vol 30

Author(s): J B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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RAMANATH PANDEY
SAMBODHI
by lineage, not by caste does one become a Brāhmin. He is a Brāhmin in whom there are truth and righteousness. He is blessed."38
A farmer, labour, thief, armed person, beggar, king etc. all these are due to the results of their own deeds only. The creatures of the whole universe act according to their deeds. All creatures are based on their own deeds as chariot moves on the base of an axle. But, in respect of a sociological explanation of the Buddhist doctrine of Kamma, the most significant principle is Pratītyasamutpāda - 'The Law of Causation' which resulted the 'Theory of Sambhūyakāritva'. 39 It is the principle in which the various interrelated causes or situations are present in happening of all worldly events or activities. The various combinations of th or happenings determine the ethical or unethical values. The middle path of the
uddha presents a specific direction towards morality, religion and philosophy, and also presents a middle lifestyle in which it tries to see a social economic system in a new perspective between enjoyment and extreme and śāśvatavāda - perpetualism or rahasyavāda - mysticism, and materialism. As a matter of fact, the rising of an individual or society is possible by equality only. They are dependent on each other. As it is stated desire has very significant role in Kamma, the middle path stands in the opponent of this desire, while philosophy based on this desire are śāśvatavāda, and ucchedavāda - eradicationalism. The perpetualistic view is imaginary and mysticiuos towards life which forms the faith of eternity in God, soul, castism etc. and principle of scriptural validity, purity of language etc.' Beingness is another form of desire which is eradicative view, its main view towards life is worldly enjoyment by which moralistic view cease to develop after one stage.40 The Buddha has given stress to avoid the two extremes : i) first view is the faith that the one who performs the deed experiences the result himself, and ii) the view that the one who acts the deed is other than the one who experiences the result.
Middle path is a mobile view of life in the usage of which any individual, accomplishes the conduct, meditation and intuition by individual point of view4? and of all these the completeness of transcendental virtue by sociological view point. These kinds of dual usage reflects various ethical and sociological paragon.
Doctrine of Kamma and Rebirth :
Almost all the religions and philosophical traditions which accept rebirth,