Saṃsāra (Jainism)


Saṃsāra in Jain philosophy refers to the worldly life characterized by continuous rebirths and reincarnations in various realms of existence. is described as mundane existence, full of suffering and misery, and hence is considered undesirable and worth renunciation. The Saṃsāra is without any beginning and the soul finds itself in bondage with its karma since the beginning-less time. Moksha is the only way to be liberated from saṃsāra.

Influx of karmas (''asrava'')

According to the Jain text Tattvartha Sutra:
Activities that lead to the influx of karmas which extends transmigration are:
;Saṃsāra bhavanā
Jain texts prescribe meditation on twelve forms of reflection for those who wish to stop the above described asrava. One such reflection is Saṃsāra bhavanā.
It has been described in one of the Jain text, Sarvārthasiddhi as:
Champat Rai Jain, a 20th-century Jain writer, in his book The Practical Dharma, wrote: