Religious Studies GCSE
Impermanence
What Impermanence means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Impermanence
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Reference: AQA
The constant state of change affecting all physical and mental things, known in Pali as Anicca.
Topics that use Impermanence
- 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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