samsara
संसार
Wandering; the flowing-on.
Tagged: Buddhist Hindu Jain Sikh
Technical Meaning
The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth through which beings wander under karma and ignorance. Every Indian tradition is, in its own terms, a path out of it.
More Sanskrit Terms
- atman — Self.
- bhakti — Devotion; participation; sharing.
- brahman — The expansive; the great.
- dharma — That which is upheld; order; duty.
- karma — Action; deed.
- maya — Illusion; measure; magic.
- moksha — Release; liberation.
Related Across the Site
- atman Glossary Term — Self.
- bhakti Glossary Term — Devotion; participation; sharing.
- dharma Glossary Term — That which is upheld; order; duty.
- karma Glossary Term — Action; deed.
- moksha Glossary Term — Release; liberation.
- Ardhamagadhi and the Prakrits Language — The language of the Jain canon and of early Indian scripture and drama, the spoken sister of Sanskrit.
- Sanskrit Language — The sacred language of Hinduism and a scriptural language of Buddhism and Jainism: Vedic first, then the classical language of Indian theology.
- St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology Library — An open-access, multi-author theological reference with advanced articles on Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.