Samskara

Samskara, saṃskāra, saṅskāra or sanskara may refer to:^[1]

• Sanskara (rite of passage), Hindu and Jain rites of passage
• Samskara (ayurvedic), a technique in ayurvedic medicine
• Samskara (Indian philosophy), the concept of imprints or impressions left on the mind by experience in Indian philosophies
• Saṅkhāra, the Buddhist concept of "formations"

In media

• Samskara (film), an Indian film based on the novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy

Reference

1. John Stratton Hawley and Vasudha Narayanan (2006), The Life of Hinduism, University of California Press, ISBN 978-0520249141, page xii