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cycle of rebirth

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Noun1.cycle of rebirth - (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
rebirth, reincarnation, renascence - a second or new birth
moksa - (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth


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It is the middle way between the two extremes of excessive self-indulgence (hedonism) and excessive self-mortification (asceticism); and it leads to the end of the cycle of rebirth.
They depict scenes from the life of the Buddha in his incarnation as Siddharta Gautama, a scion of north India's warrior class who rejected his comfortable life and became an ascetic for seven years, then a teacher who preached the ultimate goal of escaping the endless cycle of rebirth.
Just as light and life form a cycle of rebirth and life, so too does the choice and installation of a landscape lighting kit represent a cycle of design, aesthetic, and effect.
 
 
 
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