Saṃsāra
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Saṃsāra is a Sanskrit word that means "wandering" as well as "world," wherein the term connotes "cyclic change" or, less formally, "running around in circles." In the context of Indian religions and p
According to the rebirth doctrine of Buddhism, a sentient being can reincarnate into six realms of existence. The bhavachakra depicts this cycle of saṃsāra in a wheel. Māra is at the top of the outer rim. The outer rim shows the Twelve Nidānas doctrine.
Loving devotion (Bhakti)
Meditation (Dhyāna)
Symbolic depiction of saṃsāra at Shri Mahaveerji temple of Jainism.
Nirvana
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Nirvana, in the Indian religions, is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering and from the cycle of birth an
Saṃsāra
…been at the core of the spiritual quest of Indian traditions, as well as their internal disagreements. The liberation from saṃsāra is called Moksha, Nirvāṇa, Mukti, or Kaivalya. Saṃsāra (Devanagari: संसार) means "wandering", as well as "world" wherein the term connotes "cyclic change". Saṃsāra, a fundamental…
Traditional mural painting depicting Gautama Buddha entering parinirvana. Dharma assembly pavilion, Wat Botum Wattey Reacheveraram, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Kalpasutra folio on Mahavira Nirvana. Note the crescent shaped Siddhashila, a place where all siddhas reside after nirvana.
Rishabhanatha, believed to have lived millions of years ago, was the first Tirthankara to attain nirvana.