Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0

Purpose of Human Life

What you need to know

Explain what the Purusharthas, the four aims of life (dharma, artha, kama and moksha), are and why they are significant.
Describe the nature and significance of anatana dharma (eternal law), referencing the Bhagavad Gita 3.35.
Analyse what varnashrama dharma (duties based on one's materialistic situation in life) is and why it is significant.