Religious Studies GCSE
Causes and conditions
What Causes and conditions means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Causes and conditions
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Reference: AQA
The multiple factors upon which all things depend in order to arise and continue to exist.
Topics that use Causes and conditions
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anatta (No-self)
- Arhat
- Arhat and Bodhisattva
- Asceticism
- Bodhisattva
- Buddha-nature
- Buddhahood
- Buddhist Ethics and Practice
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