saṃsāra

(noun)

The repeating cycle of birth, life, and death (reincarnation) within Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

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Examples of saṃsāra in the following topics:

  • Buddhism

    • Sramana promoted spiritual concepts that became popular in all major Indian religions, such as saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death, and moksha, liberation from that cycle.
    • It marks the release from the cycle of rebirths, known in the Sramana tradition as samsara.
    • Sentient beings are characteristically not yet enlightened and are thus confined to the death, rebirth and dukkha (suffering) found in the cycle of samsara.

  • Jainism

    • Sramana promoted spiritual concepts that became popular in all major Indian religions, such as saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death, and moksha, liberation from that cycle.

  • The Sramana Movement

    • They also led to popular concepts in all major Indian religions, such as saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death, and moksha, liberation from that cycle.

  • Monumental Reliefs in Southeast Asia

    • These panels provide particularly complex scenes of daily life, depicting the full panorama of samsara (the endless cycle of birth and death).