samskara
/sʌmˈskɑːrə
/noun Hinduism
A purificatory ceremony or rite marking a major event in one’s life.He said, ‘I have made documentaries on Hindu temples in Thailand and on Hindu wedding ceremonies, samskaras and festivals.’...
- Hindus consider children a gift from God, and the conception, development and birth of a child are sacred events, honored by a ceremony, or samskara, marking these rites of passage.
- Drawing on ancient scriptures, content includes learning the proper performance of yagnas, samskaras, puja, Vedic astrology and more.
Origin
From Sanskrit saṃskāra 'an act of making perfect, preparation'.
Rhymes
- plannee
- planner
- planning
- planning blight
- planning gain
- planning horizon
- planning permission
- Plano
- plano-
- planoconcave
- planoconvex
- plano-cylindrical
- plan of action (or campaign or attack)
- planogamete
- planogametic
- planogram
- planograph
- planographic
- planography
- planometer
- planometric
- planometry
- plano-miller
- plano-milling machine
- planont