think that will be fatalism.
Beliefs that are contrary to the
law of kamma
There are three philosophies which are considered by Buddhism to be
wrong view and which must be carefully distinguished from the
teaching of kamma:
1. Pubbekatahetuvada: The belief that all happiness and suffering
arise from previous kamma (Past-action determinism).
2. Issaranimmanahetuvada: The belief that all happiness and
suffering are caused by the directives of a Supreme Being (Theistic
determinism).
3. Ahetu-apaccayavada: The belief that all happiness and suffering
are random, having no cause (Indeterminism or Accidentalism).
"Bhikkhus, of those three groups of ascetics and Brahmins, I
approach the first group and ask, 'I hear that you uphold this
teaching and view ... Is that so?' If those ascetics and Brahmins,
on being thus questioned by me, answer that it is so, then I say to
them, 'If that is so, then you have killed living beings as a
result of kamma committed in a previous time, have stolen as a
result of kamma done at a previous time, have engaged in sexual
misconduct ... have uttered false speech ... have held wrong view
as a result of kamma done in a previous time.'
"Bhikkhus, adhering to previously done kamma as the essence, there
are neither motivation nor effort with what should be done and what
should not be done ... Not upholding ardently what should be done,
nor abandoning what should be abandoned, those ascetics and
Brahmins are as if deluded, lacking a control, incapable of having
any true teaching. This is our legitimate refutation of the first
group of ascetics and Brahmins holding these views.
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