Vipāka

Vipāka (Sanskrit and Pāli) is a Buddhist technical term meaning the result of karma (Pāli kamma), or intentional actions.

In Buddhist belief, the law of kamma-vipāka is of great importance. In a discourse (A.N. VI.63 Nibbedhika Sutta) the Buddha said “Intention, monks, is kamma I say. Having willed, one acts through body, speech and mind”.

Vipāka is the fruition of Kamma:"According to the seed that’s sown, :So is the fruit you reap therefrom, :Doer of good will gather good, :Doer of evil, evil reaps, :Down is the seed and thou shalt taste the fruit thereof." ::(Saṃyutta Nikāya)

References

* [http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an06-063.html Anguttara Nikaya, Chakka Nipata, Mahavagga, Nibbedhika Sutta] , p. 359, 6th Syn. Edn.
* [http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn12-025.html Samyutta Nikaya. Nidana-samyutta, Bhumija Sutta] , p. 275, 6th Syn. Edn

See also

* Buddhism
* List of Buddhist topics
* Rebirth