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Love — AQA GCSE Religious Studies A Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Religious Studies · key term

Love

Definition

Care and concern for others; in Hindu devotion, love can also be directed towards a deity.

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AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062

Paper 1

Hindu virtues include ahimsa, respect, empathy, mind/sense control, humility and love.
Revise: Personal Virtues

AQA Religious Studies A past papers

Exam tips

1
Distinguish empathy from love: empathy involves understanding another person’s feelings; love involves care and concern for them.

Related key terms

Ahimsa
Bhakti yoga
Dharma
Empathy
Humility

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Mind/sense control

Personal virtue