samsara meaning in Sanskrit
संसार saṃsāra
/sʌmˈsɑɹə/
samsara in Sanskrit: संसार (saṃsāra). In English, 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.
Sanskrit words for samsara
- cycle of reincarnation
- संसार saṃsāra
English meaning of 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.
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Questions about samsara in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of samsara in Sanskrit?
- Samsara in Sanskrit is संसार (saṃsāra).
- samsara इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Samsara: संसार (saṃsāra).
- What does samsara mean in English?
- 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.
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