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rinne tenshou

English translation: transmigration of souls, metempsychosis, samsara

17:49 May 24, 2001
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term or phrase: rinne tenshou
Budhist/daoist term relating to the idea of reincarnation.
Anthony
English translation:transmigration of souls, metempsychosis, samsara
Explanation:
Rinne-Tenshou: �։�]�� in Japanese kanji.

1. Transmigration of souls: to pass at death from one body or being to another.

2. Metempsychosis: the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal.

3. samsara: the indefinitely repeated cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma (the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence.

Samsara is probably the most adequate translation for Rinne Tenshou.

Hope that the above explanation will helpful.

Regards,

Michio

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narepetition of life
Vidmantas Stilius
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repetition of life


Explanation:
Quoted from a Japanese site in English:

The Things that Thailand, Taiwan, Japan and China have in Common.

fainally,their relision are same which are Buddist and Confucianism.all of these countries have many Buddist people.and they have a lot of Buddist temples.Buddist believe repitition of life(rinnetenshou).hence,basically,they don't believe to go to heven after die.Confucianism is one kind of philosophy.Confucianism respects relate of friend.for example,they don't mutter about benefit for friends and their life.and Confucianism is patriasetial.hence,they beleave women shouldn't reave their home.and male shouldn't enter kitchen.







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Vidmantas Stilius
Local time: 15:54
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian

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transmigration of souls, metempsychosis, samsara


Explanation:
Rinne-Tenshou: �։�]�� in Japanese kanji.

1. Transmigration of souls: to pass at death from one body or being to another.

2. Metempsychosis: the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal.

3. samsara: the indefinitely repeated cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma (the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence.

Samsara is probably the most adequate translation for Rinne Tenshou.

Hope that the above explanation will helpful.

Regards,

Michio




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Arigatou gozaimashita Michio san.
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