> Saṃsāra (संसार) is a Sanskrit/Pali word that means "world"
I am not a Buddhist, but is "the world" something to be "escaped"? I can't find a matching definition for it to imply escape.
I am not a Buddhist, but is "the world" something to be "escaped"? I can't find a matching definition for it to imply escape.
A proper translation of “Samsara, Inc.” might be “Weariness, Inc.” or “Ennui, Inc.” ... It's not just the world, but the world with specific reference to this way that everyone is just going through the motions.
You're looking at transcending the physical, while simultaneously being trapped by and having to deal with its messy realities.
Seems a pretty apt metaphor.
The specific aim or mission depends on the school, but the focus in Buddhism is always on escaping duhka ('modern/societal ills') in an attempt to break or transcend the cycle.
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.11.budd....
I happen to have this as a tattoo actually. A relic from my Buddhist days.