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Karma and Rebirth in Buddhism
The Second Noble Truth points to the causes of karma and rebirth. Buddhism teaches us to recognize how the karma we create effects ourselves and others. Karma is bound together with rebirth, or what is sometimes called reincarnation. However, Buddhist teachings on rebirth differ in subtle but significant ways from how many people understand reincarnation.
Reincarnation in Buddhism
Would you be surprised to hear that reincarnation is not a doctrine of Buddhism? If so, be surprised -- it isn't.
Karma for Buddhists 101
Understanding the laws of karma is essential to understanding Buddhism. Yet karma is mostly misunderstood by Westerners. This essay briefly explains the Buddhist view of karma.
Karma and Rebirth
The law of karma is a law of cause and effect, or an understanding that every deed produces fruit. Karma causes rebirth. The Buddhist teachings of rebirth are subtly different from what is normally understood as reincarnation.
Karma, Rebirth and the Ethical Dimension
A clear, brief overview of how the Buddhist understanding of ethics and morality affects karma and rebirth.