Please discuss the following prompt: There is a story of a Buddhist monk who was on a ship with a maniac who was killing everyone on board. The monk eventually decided to kill the man in order to prevent further harm of others on board. Do you think this conforms with the principles set out in Buddhism? Why or why not? How do you think karma and compassion come into play in this story?
assigned readings:
LIFE, LOVE, AND
KARMA
Kirk Sandvig, Ph.D.
Karma and Rebirth
It is will [cetana], O
monks, that I call karma;
for having willed, one acts
through body, speech or
mind (Anguttara-nikaya,
III, 415).
Accidental actions do not
result in karma.
Intentional actions
condition life in the future
and ultimately rebirth.
Good and Bad Actions
Wholesome acts
(kusala)
Unwholesome acts
(akusala)
Root causes
Greed
Hate
Delusion
The Realms of Samsara
Rebirth takes place in:
Realm of sense desire
(kama-loka)
Realm of form (rupaloka)
Formless Realm (arupaloka)
Five Realms of Sense Desire
Hell Realms
Realms of Hungry Ghosts
Realms of Animals
Realms of Humans
Realms of Lower Gods (deva)
The Hell Realms
Everything is repulsive
Constant state of
mental and physical
pain
Realms Hungry Ghosts
Attached to earthly
conditions
Subtle Matter
Tormented by their
unsatisfied
attachments
Animal Realms
Undergo sufferings
associated with animal
conditions.
Servitude
Stupidity
Ignorance
Human Realms
Where moral virtue
and wisdom can be
cultivated
Realm of Lower Gods
Six levels of existence
Gandharvas
Yaksas
Raksasas
Nagas
Garudas
Tusita
Realms of Form
Inhabited by higher
gods (Brahma deities)
16 celestial levels of
progressive calmness
and purity
Four Meditations
Attune the consciousness
to be reborn in higher realm
Formless Realms
No desire, shape, or
form, only pure mental
existence
Four Formless Realms
correspond to Four
Formless Meditations
Four Virtues
Kindness
Compassion
Sympathetic joy
Equanimity
The Wheel of Life
The Three Root Evils
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