輪廻

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • (philosophy) samsara ; metempsychosis
  • (poetry) repeating of the same words and/or meanings in one volume of haikai or renga
  • a cycle
  • a deep attachment or obsession

Etymology

Derived 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

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