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samsara

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term samsara

Referenced by:
cyclic existence (alternative term)
recurring existence (alternative term)
recurring samsara (alternative term)
uncontrollably recurring existence (alternative term)
uncontrollably recurring samsara (alternative term)
Tibetan 'khor-ba
Sanskrit samsara
masculine
Pali
Definition Uncontrollably recurring rebirth under the power of disturbing emotions and attitudes and of karma. Some translators render it as "cyclic existence."

TRANSLATION (Russian)

Translation сансара
Definition Череда непроизвольных рождений, подпитываемая разрушительными эмоциями и ментальными состояниями и кармой. Некоторые переводят как "циклическое существование"

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

Arabic سامسارا
German Samsara
French samsara
Italian samsara
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... cyclic existence; cycle [of powerless birth, aging, sickness, and death]
Russian сансара
Vietnamese luân hồi
Chinese (simplified) 轮回
Chinese (traditional) 輪回