Religious Studies GCSE
Sunyata
What Sunyata means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The Mahayana concept of emptiness, meaning nothing has a fixed, independent self and everything is interconnected and empty of inherent existence.
Emptiness; the concept that nothing has an independent, permanent self or soul.
Emptiness; the concept that nothing has an independent, inherent existence.
Topics that use Sunyata
- Component 1: The study of religions: beliefs, teachings (AQA GCSE)
- Islam - 3.1.5.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Key Beliefs (AQA GCSE)
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