Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B · 1RB0
Specification 4.1, 4.5, 4.8 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A righteous war understood as defending dharma, undertaken only after peaceful methods have been exhausted.
Revise: Attitudes Towards PeaceThe idea of dharmayuddha, or righteous war, allows conflict in defence of righteousness after peaceful methods have been exhausted.
- Revise: Attitudes to Just War Theory
A righteous war fought to uphold dharma, rather than for selfish aggression.