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Buddhism and Karma Introduction to the Buddhist Understanding of Karma

By Barbara O'Brien — 2019

Karma is a word everyone knows, yet few in the West understand what it means. Westerners too often think it means "fate" or is some kind of cosmic justice system. This is not a Buddhist understanding of karma, however.

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