| One word used to refer to the cycle of rebirths is samsara, "wandering on," which indicates that the process is seen as a long and often aimless process. It is not just said that we have had "many" past lives, but that we have had innumerable ones. | |||
| p. 32 | |||
| Peter Harvey |
An Introduction to Buddhism Cambridge University Press, 1990 |
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