The Five Aggregates (Skandhas)
What The Five Aggregates (Skandhas) means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The five constantly changing elements of form, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness that make up human beings.
Form, sensation, perception, mental formations, and consciousness, which interact to create the illusion of a permanent self.
Topics that use The Five Aggregates (Skandhas)
- 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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