Concept

Saṃsāra (Jainism)

Overview

Saṃsāra (Sanskrit: संसार, romanized: saṃsāra, lit. 'transmigration') in Jain philosophy, refers to the worldly life characterized by continuous reincarnations in various realms of existence. Saṃsāra is described as mundane existence, a life full of suffering and misery, and hence it is considered undesirable and worth renouncing. Saṃsāra, and with it bondage to karma, is beginning-less. Moksha is the only way to be liberated from saṃsāra.

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Related ideas

• Jain philosophy
• Karma
• Saṃsāra
• Reincarnation
• Tattvartha Sutra
• Champat Rai Jain
• Sarvārthasiddhi
• Renunciation

Place in the tradition

Part of Indian philosophy.

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