Religious Studies GCSE

Rebirth

What Rebirth means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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The continuation of karmic energy into a new existence, rather than the transmigration of a permanent soul.

AQA · Buddhism - 3.1.1.2 Practices (study guide)

Karmic energy continues, but there is no permanent soul that moves from one body to another.

AQA · Key Beliefs (study guide)

The cycle of the soul moving from one body to another after death.

AQA · Sikhism - 3.1.7.1 Beliefs and teachings

Topics that use Rebirth

Buddhism - 3.1.1.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Sikhism - 3.1.7.1 Beliefs and teachings (AQA GCSE)

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