Anatta (No-self)
What Anatta (No-self) means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The absence of a permanent soul or self, illustrated by the changing elements of the Five Aggregates interacting to create the illusion of a permanent self.
Theravada Buddhism teaches that humans lack a permanent soul, being instead composed of five changing elements called the Five Aggregates.
The concept that it is karmic energy, not a soul, that continues.
Topics that use Anatta (No-self)
- Buddhism - 3.1.1.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Buddha-nature
- Compassion (Karuna)
- Dukkha
- Dukkha (Suffering)
- Enlightenment
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Rebirth
- Samsara
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