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Karma plays a major role in Buddhism, as well as Hinduism (both originating in Ancient India). Karma in Buddhism is believed to be the reason for reincarnation, where spirits are continuously reborn in a cycle of six different realms based on the karmic accumulation of their past lives. Eliminating the cause for bad karma is believed to be key to prevention from reincarnation and to achieve enlightenment. Karma within Buddhism includes the religious aspect in which karma will carry over from one life to the next based on the laws of reincarnation.machomuu said:Oh yeah, you're right. But Buddhism isn't really a theist religion to begin with.
Buddhists worship Shakyumani Buddha as a holy deity, as with numerous other Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and the like. If that's not very theist, I don't know what is. You're thinking of Zen, a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that focuses on attaining enlightenment through inner peace and meditation, and has less emphasis on the worship of holy deities.
QUOTE(chao1212 @ Jun 13 2011, 11:54 AM) Karma's a pretty major part of the Buddhist religion's path to enlightenment or whatever, named such and everything.