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Here is a comparative summary table that classifies Karma based on the scientific framework of "Theoretical Terms" provided in your last text:
Classifying the "Invisible"
| Tradition | Classification | Anecdotal Context |
| Gita (Hindu) | Dispositional | Karma is a tendency. Like "solubility," it is the latent habit of the mind to react with attraction or aversion to sense objects. |
| Buddhism | Process | Karma is a correlation. Like a "habit strength," it is the momentum of psychic events that keeps the river of life flowing without a permanent boat. |
| Jainism | Entity | Karma is an atom. Like a physical "handcuff," it is a material particle that physically weights down the soul until it is scrubbed off. |
The Goal: Explanatory and Predictive Order
As your final text mentions, these different ways of defining Karma serve to create "order among the bewilderingly complex data of our experience."
In the Gita: The "predictive order" is that if you control the "I-ness," you predictably attain peace.
In Buddhism: The "explanatory order" is that life is an unbroken series of events fueled by the "drive" of desire.
In Jainism: The "ontological status" of Karma is real matter (mūrta), explaining why the soul feels "intoxicated" or "bound."
TAGLINE: Three Maps for One Journey.
Would you like me to synthesize these into a single "philosophy of mind" summary, or should we look at how these theories suggest we can actually "break" the cycle?
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