Religious Studies GCSE
Karma and purification
What Karma and purification means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Pilgrimage purifies the devotee, washing away accumulated bad karma and generating positive merit (punya).
Topics that use Karma and purification
- Hinduism - 3.1.4.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
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