samsara

== English == === Alternative forms === saṃsāra (transliteration) sangsãra === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /sʌmˈsɑɹə/ === Noun === samsara (countable and uncountable, plural samsaras) (philosophy, religion) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === The Upanishads, abridged, translated and edited by Swami Nikhilananda, Harper Torchbooks, 1963, page 379. === Further reading === “samsara”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. samsara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === asramas, assamar, samaras == Polish == === Alternative forms === sansara === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /samˈsa.ra/ Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: sam‧sa‧ra === Noun === samsara f (philosophy, religion) samsara ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “samsara”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French samsara. === Noun === samsara f (uncountable) samsara ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. Please edit the entry and supply |def= and |pl= parameters to the {{ro-noun-f}} template. == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /samsǎra/ Hyphenation: sam‧sa‧ra === Noun === samsàra f (Cyrillic spelling самса̀ра) (uncountable) samsara ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === samsara m (uncountable) samsara === Further reading === “samsara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025