Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study to analyze critically five Thommayanti's novels reflecting Buddhist concept of Karma.The result of the study showed that Thommayanti had applied Buddhist Karma concept into her novels' and presented it through plot, characters and dialoque. This Buddhist Karma concept inferred the belief that Karma was the action activated from intention, the belief that good performing would result good effect, in contrast, evil performing would result bad effect, the belief that Karma was the effect of lust, the belief that Karma started chain-effect unless the people followed the eight noble truths of the Lord Buddha to reach nirvana.Her strategies were opening, creating complication, delaying, climaxing, denouncing and closing, respectively. Her novels, not only, extended the development of literature by presenting the Buddhist concept but also morally nurtured the readers.