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saṃsāra

saṃsāra is the alternative spelling of samsara.

Meaning of samsara

Noun

samsara (countable and uncountable, plural samsaras)

  1. In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment.
    • Until we are released from the law of karma and reach moksha or deliverance, we will be in samsara or the time process.1957, S. Radhakrishnan, C. A. Moore, editors, A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy, Princeton Univ. Press, page 38

Questions about saṃsāra

What is saṃsāra the alternative spelling of?
Saṃsāra is the alternative spelling of samsara.

Words near saṃsāra in the dictionary

  1. Saʽidi
  2. Saʽidi Arabic
  3. Saʽidis
  4. Saṃhitā
  5. Saṃhitās
  6. saṃsāra
  7. sb
  8. SB'd
  9. sb.
  10. SBA
  11. sbacchiite

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