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Chinese
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wheel; gear; (by) turn wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate
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to curve; to return; to revolve
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trad. (輪迴/輪回)
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輪
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迴/回
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simp. (轮回)
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轮
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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
- (Buddhism) samsara; transmigration; cycle of birth, death and rebirth
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
輪迴
- to rotate; to cycle; to follow each other cyclically
Vietnamese
Noun
輪迴
- chữ Hán form of luân hồi (“(Buddhism) samsara”).