Paticcasamupada
What Paticcasamupada means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Dependent arising; the belief that everything in existence is because other things are. Everything is interconnected.
Dependent arising; the belief that everything exists in dependence on conditions.
Topics that use Paticcasamupada
- Catholic Christianity - 3.1.3.1 Beliefs and teachings (AQA GCSE)
- Islam - 3.1.5.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
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