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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Love, desire and the enjoyment of legitimate pleasures.
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Paper 1
Revise: Four Aims of Human LifeHindu teachings recognise four aims of human life, collectively called the purusharthas: dharma, artha, kama and moksha. Together, they connect moral responsibility, material wellbeing, enjoyment and spiritual freedom.
Paper 3
Pleasure and enjoyment, including affection, relationships and appreciation of beauty; one of the four Hindu aims of life.
Distinguish kama, meaning pleasure or desire, from karma, meaning actions and their consequences.
Explain how dharma guides artha and kama: wealth and pleasure are legitimate aims, but should not undermine righteousness.
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Kama means pleasure and enjoyment, including love, companionship and appreciation of beauty. Moksha means liberation from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth, known as samsara.