The Definition of Dharma, Karma, and Transmigration of Soul - 550 Words

Define Dharma, Karma, and Transmigration of Soul, and Explain How these Concepts Related to the Social Structure in Ancient India (Essay Sample) Content: Studentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s nameProfessorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬s nameCourseDateDefine Dharma, Karma, and transmigration of soul, and explain how these concepts related to the social structure in ancient IndiaIntroductionEvery single society has a system that ensures law order and the smooth running of events in it. These systems also exist in the cosmic scale but in three phases i.e. dharma, karma, and samsara. This particular essay shall define Dharma, Karma, and transmigration of soul, and explain how these concepts related to the social structure in ancient India.DharmaDharma is cosmic ethics, it draws a clear line between proper and improper. It is knowledge that is very crucial for free decision making. The term has Sanskrit roots, with part of it "dhri" meaning either of the following words; preserve, sustain, and maintain. According to Krishna, dharma is the law of the material world, hence, maintains its virtues and harmonic functions.KarmaThis is the law behind reincarnation, a nd it is inseparably connected with it, hence, fundamental in understanding reincarnation. Karma literally means, activity, work, or action. According to a Russian theosophist Helena P. Blavatsky, Karma is a basic cosmic law that connects causes with effect in the physical, mental, and soul. It is an invisible law which righteously, wisely, and providently connects all effects with their corresponding causes as well as originators.Transmigration/ reincarnationReincarnation comes from two Latin words i.e. "re" which means again and "incarnate" which means make flesh. It can be defined as a continuous process of transmigration of the soul and its material body from one material body to another and this depends to its individual Karma. It can therefore g...