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=== Karma (as "changing karma into mission") ===
The concept of [[karma]] is based on the law of causality. It refers to consequences created through actions, words, or thoughts.
Both early Buddhists and Hindus believed that to redress karma accumulated throughout many eons, one must be reincarnated numerous times.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nanda and Ikeda|first=Ved and Daisaku|year=2015|title=Our World to Make |publisher=Dialogue Path Press |location=Cambridge, MA|page=94}}</ref> The concept of karma then often became a source of despair as well as a tool for Buddhist clergy to instill fear and guilt in the minds of believers. Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism, however, believes that the fundamental cause for revealing the ultimate potential of life, or Buddha nature, can diminish the influence of negative karma in the present lifetime.<ref>{{ Cite book |last=Yatomi |first=Shin|year=2006|title=Buddhism in a New Light|url=https://archive.org/details/buddhisminnewlig00yato |publisher=World Tribune Press |location=Santa Monica|page=[https://archive.org/details/buddhisminnewlig00yato/page/164 164]|isbn=978-1-932911-14-5}}</ref>

Ikeda explains that negative karma is subsumed in the world of Buddhahood and is purified by its power.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Daisaku Ikeda |author2=Katsuji Sato |author3=Masaaki Morinaka |year=2004|title=The World of Nichiren Daishonin's Writings |volume=3 |publisher= Soka Gakkai Malaysia|location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|page=62}}</ref> Importantly, Soka Gakkai members believe effects are determined simultaneously with causes, though they remain latent until the right external influences bring them to fruition. Soka Gakkai Buddhism teaches that even the most stubborn karma can be overcome as one reveals one's Buddha nature in this lifetime.