[Buddha-l] seeking a history of the origins of karma, reincarnation, samsara

[Barnaby Thieme]

Thanks, looking at it now. This is an excellent start. 

Barnaby~


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> From: rhayes at unm.edu
> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:14:01 -0600
> To: buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] seeking a history of the origins of karma,	reincarnation, samsara
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> On Apr 21, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Barnaby Thieme wrote:
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> > Can anyone recommend a good historical analysis in English about the origins of the doctrines of karma, reincarnation, and samsara in India? Not exclusively (or necessarily) focusing on Buddhism.
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> By far the best treatment of that topic I have seen is Wilhelm Halfass's entry on karma in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The article is accompanied by a good bibliography that will take you beyond the constraints of an encyclopedia article.
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> Richard Hayes
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