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samsaras

samsaras is the plural 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 samsaras

What is samsaras the plural of?
Samsaras is the plural of samsara.

Words near samsaras in the dictionary

  1. Samriddhi
  2. sams
  3. samsa
  4. Samsam
  5. samsara
  6. samsaras
  7. samsaric
  8. Samsat
  9. Samscrit
  10. Samsel
  11. Samsels

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