Good, Evil and Beyond: Kamma in the Buddha's Teaching

BuddhaNet title page......Page 1
Good, Evil and Beyond: Kamma in the Buddha's Teaching......Page 3
Other Works of Ven. P. A. Payutto......Page 4
Cover Illustration......Page 2
page 1......Page 5
page 2......Page 6
Acknowledgment......Page 7
Introduction......Page 8
Kamma as a law of nature......Page 13
The law of kamma and social preference......Page 17
a: Kamma as intention......Page 18
c: Kamma as personal responsibility......Page 21
d: Kamma as social activity or career......Page 22
Kinds of kamma......Page 23
The problem of good and evil......Page 29
The meaning of kusala and akusala......Page 30
Kusala and akusala as catalysts for each other......Page 34
Gauging good and bad kamma......Page 35
Primary Factors......Page 42
Secondary Factors......Page 43
Results of kamma on different levels......Page 55
Factors which affect the fruition of kamma......Page 60
Understanding the process of fruition......Page 64
Fruits of kamma on a long term basis – Heaven and Hell......Page 67
Summary: verifying future lives......Page 69
Kamma fruition in the Cula Kammavibhanga Sutta......Page 75
4  Kamma on the Social Level......Page 80
The importance of ditthi in the creation of kamma......Page 82
External influences and internal reflection......Page 86
Personal responsibility and social kamma......Page 88
Responsible social action......Page 89
5  The Kamma that Ends Kamma......Page 93
Who causes happiness and suffering?......Page 104
Beliefs that are contrary to the law of kamma......Page 105
Can kamma be erased?......Page 109
Do kamma and not-self contradict each other?......Page 112
7  In Conclusion......Page 123
The general meaning......Page 124
Action rather than prayer......Page 125
Non-adherence to race or class......Page 127
Self reliance......Page 128
A caution for the future......Page 129
Endnotes......Page 130
References......Page 132