Religious Studies GCSE
Arhat and Bodhisattva
What Arhat and Bodhisattva means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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In Theravada the goal is a perfected person who has attained Nirvana; in Mahayana the ideal delays their own Parinirvana out of compassion to help all sentient beings achieve Buddhahood.
Topics that use Arhat and Bodhisattva
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anatta (No-self)
- Arhat
- Asceticism
- Bodhisattva
- Buddha-nature
- Buddhahood
- Buddhist Ethics and Practice
- Compassion (Karuna)
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