Religious Studies GCSE
Theravada beliefs
What Theravada beliefs means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Theravada beliefs
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Reference: AQA
Humans lack a permanent soul, being instead composed of five changing elements called the Five Aggregates (skandhas).
Topics that use Theravada beliefs
- 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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