The most salient feature of the Buddhist karma doctrine from the point of view of the history of ideas is that no consensus ever emerged on it amongst Buddhists.
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Nor did any of the sects of Buddhism that emerged in India find the received accounts of karma, rebirth, or pratītya-samutpāda plausible.
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Judging by the evolving literature of Buddhism, all Buddhists were compelled to rewrite doctrines, even supposedly central doctrines, to suit their own needs. Fetishisation of “original Buddhism” notwithstanding, this process has never stopped.
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I thought you were learning physics now, instead of continually illustrating what a mess Buddhism was/is/will be? Or are you still working on the latter?
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