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Karma
The cycle of rebirth is determined by karma, literally "action". In the Buddhist tradition, karma refers to actions drive by intention (cetanā), a deed done deliberately through body, speech or mind, which leads to future consequences.. The Nibbedhika Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya 6.63, provides a concise definition of karma that is common to all Buddhist traditions. How intention was interpreted or emphasized became a matter of debate in and between the various Buddhist schools.

Richard Gombrich has identified this as a major departure from the caste-based ethical structure that existed at the time- deeds, rather than birth, become the basis for moral purity.

For New Article: Views on Karma in Buddhism
According to Peter Harvey, "It is the psychological impulse behind an action that is 'karma', that which sets going a chain of causes culminating in karmic fruit. Actions, then, must be intentional if they are to generate karmic fruits."

And according to Gombrich, "The Buddha defined karma as intention; whether the intention manifested itself in physical, vocal or mental form, it was the intention alone which had a moral character: good, bad or neutral [...] The focus of interest shifted from physical action, involving people and objects in the real world, to psychological process."