輪迴

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See also: 輪廻, 輪回, and 轮回

Chinese

wheel; gear; (by) turn
wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate
 
to curve; to return; to revolve
trad. (輪迴/輪回) /
simp. (轮回)
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Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra, passing through a succession of states). Tibetan equivalent is འཁོར་བ ('khor ba).

Pronunciation


Noun

輪迴

  1. (Buddhism) samsara; transmigration; cycle of birth, death and rebirth

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (輪迴):

Verb

輪迴

  1. to rotate; to cycle; to follow each other cyclically

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

輪迴

  1. chữ Hán form of luân hồi ((Buddhism) samsara).