Religious Studies GCSE
Intention (Cetana)
What Intention (Cetana) means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Intention (Cetana)
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Reference: AQA
The underlying intention that is just as important as the physical action in Buddhist ethics.
Topics that use Intention (Cetana)
- Buddhism - 3.1.1.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Ahimsa (non-violence)
- Anatta (No-self)
- Anicca
- Bodhisattva ideal
- Brahmaviharas (Four Sublime States)
- Buddha-nature
- Compassion (Karuna)
- Craving (Tanha) and Suffering (Dukkha)
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