saṃsāra (English spelling) samsara

Japanese: saṃsāra(英語表記)samsara
saṃsāra (English spelling) samsara

…It is also written as “rinkai” or “reincarnation.” In Sanskrit it is saṃsāra, and in English it is transmigration or metempsychosis. Just as a wheel never stops turning, the cycle of birth and death continues endlessly toward the next life. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "saṃsāra" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈輪回〉とも書き,〈輪廻転生〉ともいう。サンスクリットでサンサーラsaṃsāra,英語でtransmigration,metempsychosis。車輪が廻転してとどまることのないように,次の世にむけて無限に生死をくり返すこと。…

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