samsara

[ suhm-sahr-uh ]

noun
  1. Buddhism. the process of coming into existence as a differentiated, mortal creature.: Compare nirvana (def. 1).

  2. Hinduism. the endless series of births, deaths, and rebirths to which all beings are subject.: Compare nirvana (def. 2).

Origin of samsara

1
First recorded in 1885–90, samsara is from the Sanskrit word samsāra literally, running together

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samsara

/ (səmˈsɑːrə) /


noun
  1. Hinduism the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

  2. Buddhism the transmigration or rebirth of a person

Origin of samsara

1
Sanskrit, literally: a passing through, from sam altogether + sarati it runs

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