Suffering (Dukkha)
What Suffering (Dukkha) means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The first truth, which acknowledges universal suffering and includes emotional dissatisfaction, frustration and the general unsatisfactoriness of life.
That which greed and attachment are root causes of, and which reducing them helps to overcome.
Topics that use Suffering (Dukkha)
- Buddhism - 3.1.1.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anatta (No-self)
- Buddha-nature
- Compassion (Karuna)
- Dukkha
- Dukkha (Suffering)
- Enlightenment
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Rebirth
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