The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2110 page)

nta, regards sams
ra as a means for the dispensation of grace (
anugraha
), the ultimate reason for sams
ra being the liberation of souls: thus
iva
both conceals himself (
tirobh
va
) and reveals himself (
anugraha
).
In Buddhism, sams
ra is the cycle of continuing appearances through the domains of existence (
gati
), but with no Self (
an
tman
) being reborn: there is only the continuity of consequence, governed by karma.
Among Jains, the whole universe depends on the conscious and unconscious (
j
va
, aj
va) elements. Sa
s
ra is the process through which souls are able to be disentangled from the material.

 
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Samsin
.

Korean for
trik
ya
.

 
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