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n. - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth.

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  • This is what is known as samsara -- uncontrollably recurring problems.
  • Woods addressed this so called samsara - the Sanskrit word for the cycle of suffering - during his news conference.
  • Woods addressed this so called samsara -- the Sanskrit word for the cycle of suffering -- during his news conference.
  • Of course, the ethics we need to follow in order to reach enlightenment and in order to improve our samsara are the same.
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