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Saṃsāra

Saṃsāra (Devanagari: संसार) is a Sanskrit word that means "wandering" as well as "world," wherein the term connotes "cyclic change" or, less formally, "running around in circles." In the context of Indian religions and philosophies, saṃsāra is the concept of all beings experiencing an ongoing cycle of life, death, and rebirth. As a result, it can also be…

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related to history · 24
Saṃsāra → According, Aranyakas, BC, BCE, Buddhism, Damien Keown, Greece, Hindu, India, It, Jainism, Katha Upanishad, Maitri Upanishad, Moksha, Principal Upanishads, Rigveda, Samhita, Sayers, Shvetashvatara Upanishad, The
related to In Sikhism · 20
Saṃsāra → Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, Cole, Founded, God, Guru, Guru Nanak, Hinduism, However, Indian, Jainism, One God, One Lord, Rather, Sambhi, Saṅsāra, Sikh, Sikhism, The, These, Vaishnavism
related to Punarmrityu: redeath · 15
Saṃsāra → Atman, Brahman, Each Indian, Indian, John Bowker, Moksha, Punaravṛtti, Punarmṛtyu, Rebirth, Redeath, Self, These, This, Vedic, While
related to Evolution of ideas · 14
Saṃsāra → Across, Ajivikas, Anattā, Brahman, Buddhism, Buddhist, Hindu, In, Indian, Jainism, Salvation, Self, These, Upanishads
related to Differences within the Hindu traditions · 13
Saṃsāra → Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta, All Hindu, Atman, Brahman, Hinduism, In, Krishna, Madhvacharya's Dvaita Vedanta, Maya, Sat, Self, The, Vishnu
related to In Buddhism · 11
Saṃsāra → Also, Bhavacakra, Buddhism, Buddhist, Indian, Jeff Wilson, Karma, Nirvāṇa, Paul Williams, The Four Noble Truths, This
related to In Hinduism · 10
Saṃsāra → Current, Everything, Good, Hindu, Hindus, In, In Hinduism, Self, The, This
related to In Jainism · 9
Saṃsāra → Buddhist, For, Hindu, However, In Jainism, Indian, Jaina, Jainism, The
related to Etymology and definition · 8
Saṃsāra → According, Another, Devanagari, Indian, Many, Monier-Williams, Saṃsṛ, The
related to External links · 8
Saṃsāra → Buddhism, George Boeree, Life, Oxford Bibliographies, Rebirth, Reincarnation, Shippensburg UniversitySaṃsāra, Simple ExplanationThe Wheel

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life jainism traditions rebirth buddhism existence liberation concept moksha cycle indian karma texts hinduism hindu states redeath upanishads religions buddhist

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Saṃsārais aconcept of all beings experiencing an ongoing cycle of life0.90text
Saṃsārais ajourney of the Ātman0.90text
in sections 1.164instance ofand is traceable in the Samhita layers0.80text
4.55instance ofand is traceable in the Samhita layers0.80text
6.70instance ofand is traceable in the Samhita layers0.80text
10.14 of the Rigvedainstance ofand is traceable in the Samhita layers0.80text
in verse 1.3.7 of the Katha Upanishadinstance ofin several Principal Upanishads0.80text
verse 6.16 of the Shvetashvatara Upanishadinstance ofin several Principal Upanishads0.80text
verses 1.4instance ofin several Principal Upanishads0.80text
6.34 of the Maitri Upanishad.The historical origins of the concept of reincarnationinstance ofin several Principal Upanishads0.80text
or punarjanmaninstance ofin several Principal Upanishads0.80text
are obscureinstance ofin several Principal Upanishads0.80text

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