SAMSARA

samsara
- transmigration/reincarnation, karmic cycle, or Punarjanman, and cycle of aimless drifting, wandering or mundane existence
- The liberation from saṃsāra is called Moksha, Nirvāṇa, Mukti, or Kaivalya.
- Jivanmukti (liberation and freedom in this life)
- Videhamukti (liberation and freedom in after-life)
- phenomenal world (Maya).
- absolute Atman (Self)
- unchanging immortal reality and bliss called Brahman
- Anattā (no self) and Śūnyatā (emptiness)
- bhakti (devotion), karma (work), jñāna (knowledge), or raja (meditation) is self-liberation (moksha) from saṃsāra
- wheel of existence (Bhavacakra) or six realms or six paths
  - the three benevolent destinies (kuśalagati)
    - the world of gods or celestial beings (deva) ;
    - the world of warlike demigods (asura) ;
    - the world of human beings (manushya) ;
  - unbenevolent destinies (akuśalagati)
    - the world of animals (tiryagyoni) ;
    - the world of hungry ghosts (preta) ;
    - the world of Hell (naraka).