All religions in India teach about kamma. Vedic Brahmanism teaches all action to please the God on good kamma and those aagainst the wish of the God on bad kamma. Thus sacrifice is called kamma, a good action to please the god. Upaniṣadic taechers give a more moral meaning. Some șramaṇa teachers – especially the materialists – did not believe in kamma. The Jainas believed that one's past kamma is the
cause of one's happiness and suffering in this life (sabbekata hetuvāda).
So, kamma is pre-Buddhist origin. Yet the Buddhist teaching on kamma is different from the rest. The Buddha gave an interpretation about kamma. According to him it is volition (cetanā), that is kamma. Therefore he made kammapsychological force. The Buddha divided kamma into good and bad and also said there are three modes of kamma: 1. Bodily 2. Verbal 3. Mental
However, the Buddha did not say that kamma is deterministic. According to him kamma is one of the five principles (niyama) that affect man. He also said that kamma can be controleled and changed by man. Therefore, man is not a slave of kamma.
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