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samsara definition

sam·sara (səm sä′rə)

noun

Hinduism the continuing cycle in which the same soul is repeatedly reborn

Etymology: Sans samsāra, lit., running together < sam-, together (< IE *som-, var. of base *sem- > same) + sara-, fluid (< IE base *ser-, to flow > serum)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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