Samsara

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Samara is a term used in the Buddhist religion to mean "the wheel of suffering and rebirth" or more literally 'wandering together'. Samara can be thought of the place that we currently live. It is the place in which we reside before we enter nirvana.One of the Buddha's main teachings was how to try and escape Samara and end suffering .

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Manual page 162

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