Renunciation
What Renunciation means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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What Siddhartha was inspired to do with his royal life after seeing the holy man, so as to seek a spiritual solution to human suffering.
The step after which Siddhartha spent six years living an ascetic life to overcome suffering.
Topics that use Renunciation
- 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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