cycle of rebirth
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪkəl əv rɪˈbɜrθ/
- Literature
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ciclo de renacimiento
- Buddhism teaches that understanding the cycle of rebirth can help one escape from suffering.
Examples
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Buddhism speaks of an endless cycle of rebirth terminated only by the cessation of Nirvana, whereas Christianity teaches a single life that opens into an eschatological future.
Academic text (1999) -
But what if I had said it is ludicrous to think that we are reincarnated over and over again, trying to remove karma stuck to our souls so that one day we may achieve samsara and end the cycle of rebirth, finally uniting fully with God in nirvana?
Blog text (26) -
One attains Nirvana, or "extinction," and leaves the painful cycle of rebirth, or Samsara.
Academic text (1999) -
It is the Angel guarding the treasure, driving man forth in search of another way of entrance, thus forcing him through the cycle of rebirth until he finds the portal of initiation.
Blog text (14) -
In Hinduism, many believe that the cycle of rebirth continues until the soul reaches enlightenment.
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During meditation, she contemplated the cycle of rebirth and how it shapes our existence.
Synonyms
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7.1
Belief that a person's soul is born again in a new body after death
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A belief that a soul moves into another body after death
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A cycle of being born, dying and being born again that causes suffering
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9.9
A belief that after death a soul moves into another person or animal to live again
A process in which someone or something is made new again
A rebirth of the soul after a hard time
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'cycle' (a repeating sequence) with 'rebirth' (being born again) in a straightforward compositional way, so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to repeated births after death. This construction is cross-linguistically common for religious concepts (e.g. 'samsara'), so while learners might miss deeper doctrinal nuance, the core meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
The phrase cycle of rebirth comes from an old image of life as a turning wheel: the cycle is the wheel that keeps moving and rebirth is being born again each turn. So, it means being born again and again until you reach 'freedom' from that wheel.