The Relationship of the Karmic to the Nirvanic in Theravāda Buddhism

In their popular works on Theravāda, Winston King and Melford Spiro assert that this type of Buddhism is actually two distinct religions--(1) the "kammatic" which leads to better rebirth, and (2) the "nibbanic" leading to escape from rebirth. The techniques and lifestyles associa...

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Main Author: Aronson, Harvey B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1979
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1979, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-36
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