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'''Akriyavada''' is the doctrine, considered heretical by [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], that moral acts do not have any consequences.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of Buddhism| year=2003 |publisher = Oxford University Press|page=357|isbn = 0-19-860560-9}}</ref> This belief was taught by many of the Buddha's contemporaries, but since it is counter to the belief in [[karma]] it was denounced by the [[Buddha]].{{fact|date=September 2017}} His own teachings are considered kiriyavada. [[Akriya]] means – inactive, without action of any kind.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|author=V.S.Apte|publisher=Digital Dictionaries of South Asia|page=6|url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte&query=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF&matchtype=exact&display=utf8}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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