Samsaracakra, 厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补, Samsara-cakra: 9 definitions
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Samsaracakra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samsarachakra.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�) refers to the 鈥渃ycle of birth and death鈥�, according to the 艢ivayogad墨pik膩 by Sad膩艣ivayog墨艣vara: a text dealing with 艢aivism and Ha峁環ayoga in two hundred and eighty-nine verses.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing the difference between R膩jayoga and 艢aivayoga: 鈥淸...] Devotion is gnosis full of 艢iva, and 艢aiva gnosis is 艢iva鈥檚 nature. Since 艢aiva observance is worship of 艢iva, 艢iva's yoga is five-fold. He who is without the practice [of worshipping] 艢iva is certainly a bound soul, and he goes round and round forever in this cycle of birth and death (蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补)鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�) refers to the 鈥渨heel of transmigration鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 46.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] While the wheel of transmigration (蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补) is in movement, among the profitable actions there is none that surpasses generosity. Conveniences obtainable at will in the present lifetime and in future lifetimes all come from generosity. Generosity is the good guide that opens the doorway to the threefold happiness: heavenly happiness, human happiness and the happiness of 苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺. [...]鈥�..
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�) refers to the 鈥渨hirlpool of the cycle of existence鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who throw you into the whirlpool of life [com.鈥�蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补鈥斺�榠nto the whirlpool of the cycle of existence鈥橾 are certainly not [your] friends. Having shown [you] what is beneficial, yogis will form a kinship with you鈥�.
Synonyms: Bhav膩varta.
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�) refers to the description of the three worlds (i.e., hell, humans and gods), according to Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯age 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of two printed scrolls, one illustrating the Jaina conception of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 and the other of Bhav膩ntaras. The 蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 was also painted by Buddhists on a ceiling at Ajanta. It is stated in Divy膩vad膩na that Bhavacakra was painted in the 诲惫腻谤补-辫谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 or the entrance of the royal palace. It is little surprising that the different parts of the painting were explained by being pointed out with a long stick. The 蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�).鈥攏 (S Wheel of the world.) The world or human life viewed as constituted of changes and chances, of vicissitudes and ever-varying scenes or forms; the whirl and maze of mundane affairs or secular life.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�).鈥攕uccession of births and deaths, metempsychosis.
Derivable forms: 蝉补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补m (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶班ぎ啷�).
厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 and cakra (啶氞啷嵿ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�):鈥擺=蝉补峁�-蝉腻谤补-肠补办谤补] [from sa峁�-s膩ra > sa峁�-s峁�] n. the world comp掳 to a wheel, [Maitr墨-upani峁d]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (嗖膏矀嗖膏簿嗖班矚嗖曕硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] the unending cycle of births and deaths that an individual soul has to go through.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary厂补峁僺腻谤补肠补办谤补 (啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班啶曕啶�):鈥攏. cycle of deaths and births;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cakra, Samsara.
Full-text (+177): Detachment, Swallowing, Wounded, Beast, Family, Way-farer, Torture, Tearing, Wrestler, Perfumed, Trader, False dealing, Dealing, Sinful nature, Renouncing, Wild bull, Bull, Antelope, Monster, Swallowed.
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