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samsara

sam·sa·ra [ səm srə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Hindu cycle of death and rebirth: in Hinduism, the endless cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth

2. rebirth: in Buddhism, somebody's rebirth

[Late 19th century. < Sanskrit saṃsāraḥ< sam "together" + sarati "it flows"]
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