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Samsara

//sʌmˈsɑɹə// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable

    "Until we are released from the law of karma and reach moksha or deliverance, we will be in samsara or the time process."

  2. 2
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra).

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