Religious Studies GCSE
The Path to Liberation
What The Path to Liberation means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The Path to Liberation
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Reference: AQA
A practical framework for living, compared to a raft used to cross a river of suffering to reach the shore of Nibbana.
Topics that use The Path to Liberation
- 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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