Difference between revisions of "Vipāka"

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Vipāka (Sanskrit and Pāli) is a Buddhist technical term meaning the result of Karma (Pāli Kamma), or intentional actions.

In Buddhist belief, the law of Kamma-vipāka is of great importance. In a discourse (A.N. VI.63 Nibbedhika Sutta) The Buddha said “Intention, monks, is Kamma I say. Having willed, one acts through body, speech and mind”.

According to the seed that’s sown,

So is the fruit you reap therefrom,

Doer of good will gather good,

Doer of evil, evil reaps,

Down is the seed and thou shalt taste the fruit thereof.

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-'''Vipāka''' (Sanskrit and Pāli) is a Buddhist technical term meaning the result of [[Karma]] (Pāli [[Kamma]]), or intentional actions.
+'''[[Vipāka]]''' ([[Sanskrit]] and [[Pāli]]) is a [[Buddhist]] technical term meaning the result of [[Karma]] ([[Pāli]] [[Kamma]]), or intentional [[actions]].
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-In Buddhist belief, the law of [[Kamma]]-vipāka is of great importance. In a discourse (A.N. VI.63 Nibbedhika [[Sutta]]) [[The Buddha]] said “Intention, monks, is [[Kamma]] I say. Having willed, one acts through body, speech and mind”.
+In [[Buddhist]] [[belief]], the law of [[Kamma]]-[[vipāka]] is of great importance. In a {{Wiki|discourse}} (A.N. VI.63 Nibbedhika [[Sutta]]) [[The Buddha]] said “{{Wiki|Intention}}, [[monks]], is [[Kamma]] I say. Having willed, one acts through [[body]], [[speech]] and [[mind]]”.
-Vipāka is the fruition of [[Kamma]]
+[[Vipāka]] is the [[fruition]] of [[Kamma]]
 :    According to the seed that’s sown,
 :    So is the fruit you reap therefrom,
-:    Doer of good will gather good,
+:    Doer of [[good will]] gather good,
-:    Doer of evil, evil reaps,
+:    Doer of [[evil]], [[evil]] reaps,
-:    Down is the seed and thou shalt taste the fruit thereof.
+:    Down is the seed and thou shalt {{Wiki|taste}} the fruit thereof.
 ::    —[[Samyutta Nikaya|Saṃyutta Nikāya]]