NOUN | event | samsara | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth |
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Sounds | sahmsaa'rah | |
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Rhymes | abracadabra ... zebra: 116 rhymes with rah... |
Meaning | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth. | |
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Category | Buddhism | The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
Hinduism, Hindooism | A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system | |
Broader | cycle | A periodically repeated sequence of events |
Spanish | samsara | |
Catalan | samsara |
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