Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bön, and Sikhism
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Summary
Samsara is a religious concept[1]. Samsara ranks in the top 2% of religious concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,151 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Buddhism[3], Hinduism[4], Taoism[5], Jainism[6]
- Instance of: view of life and death[7]
- Subclass of: cyclic process[8], religious concept[9]
- Commons category: Saṃsāra[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
- Partially coincident with: vale of tears[12]
- Native label: संसार[13], 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭[14], 輪迴[15], 轮回[16], 輪廻[17], 윤회[18]
- Different from: Samsara[19]
- Has part(s) of the class: reincarnation[20]
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Influence
Things named for Samsara include Samsara[21], a film[22], directed by Ron Fricke[23].
Why It Matters
Samsara has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Samsara is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for Samsara include Samsara[21], a film[22], directed by Ron Fricke[23].