Vipaka
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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”.
Vipāka is the fruition of Kamma
- "According to the seed that’s sown,
- So is the fruit you reap there from,
- Doer of good will gather good,
- Doer of evil, evil reaps,
- Down is the seed and thou shalt taste The fruit thereof."
[edit] References
- Anguttara Nikaya, Chakka Nipata, Mahavagga, Nibbedhika Sutta, p. 359, 6th Syn. Edn.
- Samyutta Nikaya. Nidana-samyutta, Bhumija Sutta, p. 275, 6th Syn. Edn
