Karma and Sin: Foundation of Moral Philosophy in Theravāda Buddhism and Eastern Orthodoxy

DOI

10.2991/isss-18.2018.85How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Buddhism; Orthodoxy; Karma; Sin, moral philosophy.

Abstract

This article attempts to define the concept of Sin in Eastern Orthodoxy and karma in Theravāda Buddhism, comparing the foundation of moral philosophy. Both concepts are the base of the ethical code. In Buddhism, karma is explained as volitional action (cetanā), not all actions have results. Karma can be of two varieties. Actions that based upon desires (lobha) hatred (dosa) and delusion (moha), which are mental states that impure the mind and manifest in unwholesome actions. Actions driven by generosity (alobha), goodwill (adosa), non-delusion (amoha) are manifest in wholesome actions and In Orthodoxy, one meaning of Sin, for that person have private responsibility, is a personal action that hurt oneself when he destroy the natural law of harmony and beauty according to that God created the whole world and that already inherent to this world. According to Theravāda Buddhism karma explicit as optimistic view of life giving responsibility to human to decide goodness and badness.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Svetlana Rykova
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