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| The Fate Producing Deed in Proverbs 25-29 and the Law of Karma in the Bhagavadgita(Old Testament, Bible, Religion, Israel, Middle East, India) | ||
| 作者 | Dang, Royan |
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| 出版日期 | 1984 |
| 頁次 | 153 |
| 出版者 | Union Theological Seminary |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.union-psce.edu/ |
| 出版地 | Richmond, VA, US [里士满, 維吉尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | Union Theological Seminary in Virginia |
| 畢業年度 | 1984 |
| 關鍵詞 | Karma=Kamma |
| 摘要 | This dissertation is a comparison of the "fate-producing deed" exemplified by the wisdom teachers in Prov. 25-29 with the similar notion in the Bhagavadgita which underlies the expression "law of karma." It also surveys the ubiquitousness of this common notion in other very different cultures. Chapter One highlights the subject in a wider context. It reveals that the notion of the fate-producing deed was prevalent in various forms in the neighboring countries of the ancient Near East, namely, in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Chapter Two affirms the notion of the wise men in Prov. 25-29 that an individual shaped his life by his deeds. The confidence of the wise men in man's capacity to shape life evolved from their reflections on the theology of creation. They had no idea of any universal order at work behind the events. The act-consequence relationship was understood to be effected not purely in a mechanical process; instead, they perceived the hand of God at work in bringing out this relationship into effect. However, this act of God was not quite independent of human deed. Rather God connected the deed to fate that arose from the deed. Chapter Three demonstrates that the Bhagavadgita affirms the notion that each individual shapes his life by his deeds. The confidence of the Indians in man's capacity to structure life may be connected with the geographical situation of the country. The Gita recognizes an order, the law of karma at work behind the events. Generally it is regarded as unavoidable order. The deed-consequence relationship is the working out of that order. Going beyond the teachings of other schools of Hindu philosophy and religion the Gita advocates that an individual can escape the ceaseless turning of that order by performing desireless actions. Finally, this essay asks a question of ancient religion generally: Is an individual really free to shape his life? It discloses a widespread agreement that an individual is free to a certain extent, but that all such freedom is exercised within the boundaries of God's order. |
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| 建檔日期 | 2008.05.06 |
| 更新日期 | 2016.02.26 |
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