Religious Studies GCSE
The Four Sights
What The Four Sights means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The Four Sights
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Reference: AQA
Illness, old age, death, and a holy man, encountered by Siddhartha Gautama and shattering his sheltered existence.
Topics that use The Four Sights
- 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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