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生死輪廻 (しょうじりんね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生死輪廻しょうじりんね

Meanings

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noun

cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; transmigration

A Buddhist term referring to the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara). Often used in religious or philosophical contexts.

See also: 生死

仏ぶっ教きょうでは、生しょう死じ輪りん廻ねから解げ脱だつすることが究きゅう極きょくの目もく標ひょうとされる。
In Buddhism, liberation from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is considered the ultimate goal.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
死death, die
輪wheel, ring, circle
廻

round, game, revolve

Similar words

輪りん廻ね
輪廻 alone also means transmigration or samsara, but 生死輪廻 explicitly includes the aspects of birth and death in the cycle.
生せい死し
生死 can mean life and death or birth and death, but 生死輪廻 specifically refers to the Buddhist concept of the cycle of rebirth.

Etymology

Compound of 生死 (shōji, 'birth and death') and 輪廻 (rinne, 'transmigration, samsara'). Both components are Buddhist terms of Chinese origin.