Lady Cinacamāvikā’s Kamama

Abstract

          Kamma an act that consists of intent, divided into 3 acts, which are expressed with physical intent, called ‘kāya-kamma’. The actions that are expressed with verbal intent are called ‘vacī-kamma’. The acts with mental intentions are called ‘mano-kamma’. These acts will give their results according to that intention. The good intentions will result in wholesomeness; while, bad intention leads to the unwholesomeness. The act of lady Ciṇacamāṇavikā is considered to be all of physical, verbal and mental acts. The result of that kamma is as follows: 1) in terms of Janaka-kamma (productive kamma), it is the deeds that she has received from her past lives; 2) in terms of Upatthambhaka-kamma (supportive kamma), it is the result of kamma that caused her to be buried in the earth and went finally the Avejī hell, and it will continue when she is reborn; 3) in terms of Upaghātaka-kamma (destructive kamma), it is the result of present kamma causing her to be hit by villagers and buried in the ground to the Avejī hell due to the heavy kamma being committed to the Buddha; 4) in terms of Garuka-kamma (weighty kamma), lady Ciṇacamāṇavikā has done physical, verbal and mental deeds with the immediately results to the Buddha and consequently received the above mentioned results; 5) in terms of Upapajja-vedanīya-kamma (kamma to be experienced on rebirth), it leads her to get the results of kamma in next life as in the time the Buddha mentioned the kamma of the lady Ciṇacamāṇavikā this to his followers.