Samskara
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Samskara may refer to:
- SaṃskāraSamskaraSamskara may refer to:* Saṃskāra, Hindu rites* Saṃskāra , in Buddhism, mental and volitional formations* Samskara , a technique in ayurvedic medicine...
, Hindu rites - SaṃskāraSankhara' or ' is a term figuring prominently in the teaching of the Buddha. The word means "that which has been put together" and "that which puts together". In the first sense, refers to conditioned phenomena generally but specifically to all mental "dispositions"...
(Sanskrit; Pali: Saṅkhāra), in Buddhism, mental and volitional formations - Samskara (ayurvedic)Samskara (Ayurvedic)A samskara is a process in ayurvedic medicine claimed to detoxify heavy metals and toxic herbs.In ayurveda, toxic ingredients, which sometimes include heavy metals such as mercury, are claimed to be purified using a process of prayer and pharmacy...
, a technique in ayurvedic medicine - Samskara (novel), a novel written by U.R. Ananthamurthy in Kannada language
- Samskara (film)Samskara (film)Samskara is a 1970 film in the Kannada language which is based on a novel of the same name, written by the renowned writer and Jnanpith award winner, U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film is said to have been a path-breaking venture and is supposed to have pioneered the parallel cinema movement in Kannada...
, an Indian film in the Kannada language based on the above novel