ABSTRACT
Analysis of dharma continued: sādhāra a-dharma and sva-dharma: their relationship illustrated through the practice of non-injury (ahi sā). Various understandings and forms of ahi sā. Dharma and fate (as illustrated by the story). The doctrine of karma and rebirth considered: roots, content, and uses (traditional and modern), scope. Karma and fate. Means of removing karma: transfer, śrāddha, bhakti, jñāna. The basic traditional model of the human person: spirit (puru a/ātman) and matter (prak ti). Personal identity. Spirit as valorising, body as valorised. Ethical implications of karmic action.
