輪迴
See also: 輪廻, 輪回, and 轮回
Chinese
wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate | to curve; to return; to revolve | ||
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trad. (輪迴/輪回) | 輪 | 迴/回 | |
simp. (轮回) | 轮 | 回 |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra, “passing through a succession of states”). Tibetan equivalent is འཁོར་བ ('khor ba).
Pronunciation
Noun
輪迴
- (Buddhism) samsara; transmigration; cycle of birth, death and rebirth
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (輪迴):
- → Japanese: 輪廻 (rinne)
- → Korean: 윤회 (輪廻, yunhoe)
- → Vietnamese: luân hồi (輪迴)
Verb
輪迴
- to rotate; to cycle; to follow each other cyclically