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Köp båda 2 för 464 krIt provides an elegantly presented, synthesizing tour of Greater Magadha and its legacy in Indian religions and philosophies through the lens of theories of karma (the idea that ones actions determine future rebirths and are thus at the crux of the problem of suffering and its potential remedy). The issues raised are still complex, covering all the major traditions of ancient and classical India, but all the terms are explained, core positions are illustrated with passages from the primary sources, and the lucid and accessible prose (as promised on the back cover) smooths the way.- Religious Studies Review
Johannes Bronkhorst is professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.