The Text and the Lecture Noted That the Idea of "Karma

question 16

Essay

The text and the lecture noted that the idea of "karma" (as in religions of India) and the idea of "sin" (as in Judaic religions) are both efforts to explain why suffering happens to people. Explain both concepts but make it clear how the two are different, noting connections of each idea to Ultimate Being or the nature of the self.

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