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Meaning of "punarjanma"

Word

Punarjanma

Sanskrit

पुनर्जन्म

IAST

punarjanma

In General

Birth and death are cyclical, one follow the other. Death is not end of the existence; after every life, all the animate and in animate gets another life and is called punarjanma (rebirth) of the deceased. Freedom from death and birth is Moksha ; human life is meant to achieve this goal.

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