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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Liberation from greed, hatred and ignorance, and from the suffering of samsara.
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Paper 2
In Buddhism, liberation from craving, suffering and the cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
Revise: Value of Revelation and EnlightenmentBuddhist practice develops ethical conduct, meditation and wisdom towards liberation, or nirvana.
Paper 1, Paper 3
Liberation from craving, suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
Revise: Death and the Afterlife in BuddhismThe Buddhist goal is nirvana: freedom from craving and suffering, ending the conditions that sustain further rebirth. Nirvana is not simply another realm or a heavenly reward for a permanent soul.
Liberation from craving, the Three Poisons and samsara. Also called nibbana.
Liberation from suffering and samsara through the ending of greed, hatred and ignorance.
Liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth through the extinguishing of greed, hatred and delusion. Also called nibbana.
Liberation from samsara and the end of suffering; also called nibbana.
Distinguish nirvana from a better rebirth: a better rebirth remains within samsara.
Distinguish an arahant's experience of nirvana during life from final release at death: enlightenment does not mean immediate physical death.
Compare the ideals directly: both seek liberation from suffering, but the arhat ideal emphasises attaining nirvana, while the bodhisattva ideal emphasises helping all beings towards enlightenment.
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