First Known Use: 1886
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samsara
noun sam·sa·ra \səm-ˈsär-ə\
Definition of SAMSARA
: the indefinitely repeated cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma
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Origin of SAMSARA
Sanskrit saṁsāra, literally, passing through
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