Motif
Inherited character and Karma
inherited_character_and_karma
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 THE BARLAAM AND JOSAPHAT LITERATURE. / SUMMARY. / PART II. / ON THE HISTORY OF THE BIRTH STORIES IN INDIA.; lines 2203-2284 confidence: high
The Jātakas inculcate ‘the powerful influence of inherited character’ and ‘the essential likeness between man and other animals,’ explaining sympathy, kindness, and courtesy toward animals.
The passage states that the Jātakas inculcate the powerful influence of inherited character and connects this with the central Buddhist doctrine of Karma and the theory of the Buddhas.
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