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The Buddhist view of karma is different from that of the Hindus.

  • The Hindu position proposes "karma" to be a simple balance of good and bad actions in ones life. Good actions slowly erode away at bad until the person is made better and improves the speed of his erosion of the bad karma. Almost like he learns to swim pstream against bad karma.
  • In Buddhism "karma" is not a simple balancing of good and bad effects on one's status and future lives. Each Buddhist can willfully change themselves for the better. It is not just deeds it is the internal motivation that drives them
Thus Buddhism believes in its interpretation of karma, Hindus in theirs.
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