In Popular Culture
Samsara appears in the manga series Naruto, in which there's an Eye Technique after Byakugan and Sharingan called the Rinnegan. In English, it literally means the Samsara Eye, and allows the user to perform any Jutsu wanted because its power taps directly into the wheel of life. It is also frequently referenced in the Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga video game series, of which the plot revolves around one point; to reach a paradise called Nirvana. First, you take form of a plant, then if you have led a good life as a plant, you move on to being an insect, then if you lead another good life, you are an animal, then human, then a BRAHMIN until you have a moksha, then you break out of the cycle and go to be with the Hindu god, Brahman, which is what every Hindu hopes to achieve.
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