DEATH AND SAMSARA, KARMA AND THE RESULTS OF KARMA : THE CRUCIAL DOGMA IN BUDDHISM AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS

Abstract

This article aims to enable readers to 1. Understand Death and the life after death in Buddhist doctrine; 2. Understand forms of existence follow karma and the result of karma in Buddhist perspective; and 3. Understand Death in variety view points of social science For the form of writing, the writer sourced data from the reliable Buddhist texts, such as the Tripitaka and its commentaries, and texts concerning the forms of existence governed by karma. This article starts from introduction of Death and life after death in Buddhist perspective.

            The results of the study indicate that 1. Death is not the end of existence in Buddhism doctrine, rather a process of transferring to the new life; 2. Buddhism doctrine provides a clear explanation of rebirth and samsara (the 31 realms of existence), which are determined by karma and its fruits; and 3. The relationship between Buddhism and social dynamics shows that all present actions determine human's future life.