History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.506

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Karma, see under 'birth,' 'soul', basis of, 39, doctrine of, is inextricably mixed up with that of *punarjanma* 38-39; doctrine of, appears to be in conflict with that of śrāddha 335, doctrine of, is opposed to the theory of the transference of merit (punya) from one man to another 66n, doctrine that there is no final release from the cycle of births and deaths by performance of meritorious deeds alone 167, doctrine of, illustrated in the Jain Uttarādhyayanasūtra by the story of brothers 445n, knowledge (true) destroys all k. 68, 611, main propositions of the doctrine of 38-39 and 612-613, modified by the theory of expiations for sins 40 three kinds of viz sañcita, prārabdha and kriyamāna and their explanation 612-613, whether good or evil does not perish without bringing forth its consequences 39