Is it a bad Kamma to behave in a way that arise anger in another person?

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Jack19990101
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Re: Is it a bad Kamma to behave in a way that arise anger in another person?

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Regarding ignoring or reject others' request help -

I don't think there is bad kamma if one ignores others' request for help, or to that effect.
if that is the case, one could get bad kamma without fluctuation on intention.
further more, that means one could dictate another's kamma. If one wishes other misfortune, one could just repetitively ask for help from him.
Not only he can bring down one person, he can go to a crowd screaming help, to bring down the whole shebang.

No one can impact another's kamma. One's kamma is one's own fluctuation of mind. No matter how much others do or talk, as long as we remain peaceful mind, we are free of their influence.
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Re: Is it a bad Kamma to behave in a way that arise anger in another person?

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The wise householder Upali praised the Buddha and directly rejected Nigantha Nataputta as his spiritual teacher (Upali Sutta). As a result of it, Nigantha Nataputta got angry and even hot blood gushing from his mouth.

But Buddha did not say Upali committed a bad Kamma.
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Re: Is it a bad Kamma to behave in a way that arise anger in another person?

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You should provide help if you can, if you can't just say you can't, i think the other will understand and not get angry. You should not cause anger to others.
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Re: Is it a bad Kamma to behave in a way that arise anger in another person?

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The Buddha said that one should only say that which is both true and beneficial. One should not deliberately make others angry, and one should avoid it if possible, but it is not always possible to avoid making others angry. Many people got angry at the Buddha, some of them so angry that they tried to kill him or slander him.
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