samsara
/sʌmˈsɑɹə/
samsara noun: 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.
Noun
samsara (countable and uncountable, plural samsaras)
- 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
samsara meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
samsara in Hindi
- cycle of reincarnation
- संसार sansār
samsara in Tamil
- cycle of reincarnation
- சம்சாரம் camcāram, பிறவிச்சுழற்சி piṟaviccuḻaṟci
samsara in Marathi
- cycle of reincarnation
- संसार sausār
samsara in Urdu
- cycle of reincarnation
- سنسار sansār
More languagesFewer languages
- samsara in Bengali
- সংসার śoṅśar
- samsara in Sanskrit
- संसार saṃsāra
- samsara in Sinhala
- සංසාරය saṁsāraya
- samsara in Nepali
- संसार sansār
- samsara in Thai
- สงสาร sǒng-sǎan
- samsara in Vietnamese
- luân hồi
- samsara in Myanmar
- သံသရာ samsa.ra
Forms of samsara
| plural | samsaras |
|---|---|
| alternative transliteration | saṃsāra |
| alternative form | sangsãra |
Origin of samsara
Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra).
Words formed from samsara
Questions about samsara
- What does samsara mean?
- Samsara means 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.
- What is samsara in Hindi?
- Samsara in Hindi is संसार (sansār). See Samsara meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is samsara?
- Samsara is a noun.
- How do you pronounce samsara?
- Samsara is pronounced /sʌmˈsɑɹə/ (US).
- What is the plural of samsara?
- The plural of samsara is samsaras.
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