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    Area of Study 2E: Hinduism - Section 2: Practices — Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A

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    1. 2.1 The nature and purpose of Hindu yoga: the nature and purpose of different forms of yoga: karma yoga (action), jnana yoga (knowledge), astanga/raja yoga (meditation) and bhakti yoga (devotion); examples of when each form of yoga might be used, how and why; the importance of having different types of yoga; reference to Bhagavad Gita 6.44–47 .

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