Definitions for "Samskara"
unconscious memories which set up impulses and reactions, impressions
Mental impression of the past.
Hindu rites and practices, especially those linked with major life events such as marriage, birth, death and cremation. A samskara celebrates the passing, or attainment, of a particular life stage and therefore the beginning of a new phase of the individual's spiritual journey. The ritual celebrates and sanctifies the process of moving from one stage to another. The observation of these rites of passage is one of the five obligations of all Hindus.
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