''Nitya-samsarin''s () or nitya-samsaris is a concept in

Hindu philosophy Hindu philosophy or Vedic philosophy is the set of philosophical systems that developed in tandem with the first Hinduism, Hindu religious traditions during the Iron Age in India, iron and Classical India, classical ages of India. In Indian ...

, referring to an individual who believes that their

self In philosophy, the self is an individual's own being, knowledge, and values, and the relationship between these attributes. The first-person perspective distinguishes selfhood from personal identity. Whereas "identity" is (literally) same ...

is eternally bound in the cycle of rebirth called '' samsara''. The existence of nitya-samsari is used to offer credibility to the concept of the periodical creation and the dissolution of the universe.

Philosophy

Dvaita

The philosopher

Madhva Madhvacharya (; ; 1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy ...

divides souls into three classes: one class of souls that qualifies for ''

moksha ''Moksha'' (; , '), also called ''vimoksha'', ''vimukti'', and ''mukti'', is a term in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, '' nirvana'', or release. In its soteriological and eschatologic ...

'' ( mukti-yogyas), another as subject to ''samsara'' (nitya-samsaris), and a third class that is eventually condemned to the hell named Andhatamisra ( tamo-yogyas).

Vishishtadvaita

In the philosophy of

Vishishtadvaita Vishishtadvaita (IAST '; ) is a school of Hindu philosophy belonging to the Vedanta tradition. Vedanta refers to the profound interpretation of the Vedas based on Prasthanatrayi. Vishishta Advaita, meaning "non-duality with distinctions", is a ...

, a nitya-samsari is an individual who is described to be bound to their ''

karma Karma (, from , ; ) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called ...

'' at all times.

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