Saṃsāra 生死, 輪迴, 流轉

Saṃsāra or Sangsara (संसार), a Sanskrit^[1] and Pāli term which translates as "continuous movement" or "continuous flowing", which, in Buddhism, refers to the concept of a cycle of birth (jāti), and consequent decay and death (jarāmaraṇa), in which all beings in the universeparticipate, and which can only be escaped through enlightenment. Saṃsāra is associated withsuffering (or dukkha) and is generally considered the antithesis of Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit) or nibbāna (Pali). Mongolian: orchilong.