samsara
English
/sʌmˈsɑɹə/
noun
Definitions
- (philosophy) 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (course, passing, undergoing transmigration, passing through a succession of states, passage, wandering, etc, going wandering through).
Origin
Sanskrit
संसार
Gloss
course, passing, undergoing transmigration, passing through a succession of states, passage, wandering, etc, going wandering through