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Reincarnation / Transmigration of Souls

 lún huí
 rin ne
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輪回 is a universal word in Japanese and Chinese that expresses the Buddhist idea of “reincarnation,” “transmigration of souls,” or “the eternal cycle of birth and death.”

In some contexts, this can also mean “karma,” and others will say it represents “samsara.”

The first character means wheel, ring, turn, circle, loop, or rotate.
The second character can be thought of as a suffix meaning “-times.” This second character can also refer to something that revolves, returns, goes back, or is a counter of the number of occurrences of some event.
Together the sum supersedes the parts, and it means reincarnation. But knowing the essence of each character may help you understand some of the meaning behind the word.


廻Shown to the right is the more common way to write the second character in Japanese. it’s an alternate form of this character in Chinese (so neither way is technically wrong in either language). If you select a Japanese calligrapher, expect that is will look like the Kanji to the right.


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Samsara / Endless Cycle of Rebirth

 lún huí
 rinne
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輪廻 is one of a few ways to express संसार or Saṃsāra in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.

The Buddhist term can be translated in several ways, including:
An endless cycle of death and rebirth.
The turning of the wheel.
To revolve.
Transmigration in six ways.
The wheel of transmigration.
The round of existence.


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Characters

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Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

輪廻


轮廻

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lún huí
    lun2 hui2
lun hui
 rinne
    りんね

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Samsara / Endless Cycle of Rebirth
(1) {Buddh} samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} being reborn; reincarnation; (female given name) Rinne
輪轉 saṃsāra, the turning of the wheel, to revolve, i.e. transmigration in the six ways, the wheel of transmigration; the round of existence.

三乘

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sān shèng
    san1 sheng4
san sheng
 minori
    みのり
(surname) Minori
Triyāna, the three vehicles, or conveyances which carry living beings across saṁsāra or mortality (births-and-deaths) to the shores of nirvāṇa. The three are styled 小,中, and 大. Sometimes the three vehicles are defined as 聲聞 Śrāvaka, that of the hearer or obedient disciple; 緣覺Pratyeka-buddha, that of the enlightened for self; these are described as 小乘 because the objective of both is personal salvation; the third is 菩薩Bodhisattva, or 大乘 Mahāyāna, because the objective is the salvation of all the living. The three are also depicted as 三車 three wains, drawn by a goat, a deer, an ox. The Lotus declares that the three are really the One Buddha-vehicle, which has been revealed in three expedient forms suited to his disciples' capacity, the Lotus Sūtra being the unifying, complete, and final exposition. The Three Vehicles are differently explained by different exponents, e.g. (1) Mahāyāna recognizes (a) Śrāvaka, called Hīnayāna, leading in longer or shorter periods to arhatship; (b) Pratyeka-buddha, called Madhyamayāna, leading after still longer or shorter periods to a Buddhahood ascetically attained and for self; (c) Bodhisattva, called Mahayana, leading after countless ages of self-sacrifce in saving others and progressive enlightenment to ultimate Buddhahood. (2) Hīnayāna is also described as possessing three vehicles 聲, 緣, 菩 or 小, 中, 大, the 小 and 中 conveying to personal salvation their devotees in ascetic dust and ashes and mental annihilation, the 大 leading to bodhi, or perfect enlightenment, and the Buddha's way. Further definitions of the Triyāna are: (3) True bodhisattva teaching for the 大; pratyeka-buddha without ignorant asceticism for the 中; and śrāvaka with ignorant asceticism for the 小. (4) (a) 一乘 The One-Vehicle which carries all to Buddhahood: of this the 華嚴 Hua-yen and 法華 Fa-hua are typical exponents; (b) 三乘法 the three-vehicle, containing practitioners of all three systems, as expounded in books of the 深密般若; (c) 小乘 the Hīnayāna pure and simple as seen in the 四阿合經 Four Āgamas. Śrāvakas are also described as hearers of the Four Truths and limited to that degree of development; they hear from the pratyeka-buddhas, who are enlightened in the Twelve Nidānas 因緣; the bodhisattvas make the 六度 or six forms of transmigration their field of sacrificial saving work, and of enlightenment. The Lotus Sūtra really treats the 三乘. Three Vehicles as 方便 or expedient ways, and offers a 佛乘 Buddha Vehicle as the inclusive and final vehicle.

三車


三车

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sān chē
    san1 che1
san ch`e
    san che
 sansha
triyāna. 三乘 or 三乘法門 (1) The three vehicles across saṃsāra into nirvāṇa, i.e. the carts offered by the father in the Lotus Sutra to lure his children out of the burning house: (a) goat carts, representing śrāvakas; (b) deer carts, pratyekabuddhas; (c) bullock carts, bodhisattvas. (2) The three principal schools of Buddhism— Hīnayāna, Madhyamayāna, Mahāyāna.

六度

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liù dù
    liu4 du4
liu tu
 rokudo
    ろくど
(surname) Rokudo
The six things that ferry one beyond the sea of mortality to nirvana, i. e. the six pāramitās 波羅蜜 (波羅蜜多): (1) 布施 dāna, charity, or giving, including the bestowing of the truth on others; (2) 持戒 śīla, keeping the command rents; (3) 忍辱 kṣānti, patience under insult; (4) 精進 vīrya, zeal and progress; (5) 闡定 dhyāna, meditation or contemplation; (6) 智慧 prajñā; wisdom, the power to discern reality or truth. It is the last that carries across the saṃsāra (sea of incarnate life) to the shores of nirvana. The opposites of these virtues are meanness, wickedness, anger, sloth, a distracted mind, and ignorance. The 唯識論 adds four other pāramitās: (7) 方便 upāya, the use of appropriate means; (8) 願 praṇidhāna, pious vows; (9) 力 bala, power of fulfillment; (10) 智 jñāna knowledge.

厭欣


厌欣

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yàn xīn
    yan4 xin1
yen hsin
 engon
Disgusted with, or rejoicing in.

彼岸

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bǐ àn
    bi3 an4
pi an
 higan
    ひがん
the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
(1) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); (2) (abbreviation) (See 彼岸会) Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; (3) {Buddh} (See 此岸) nirvana; (4) (form) opposite bank; opposite shore; shore on the other side
波羅 parā, yonder shore i. e. nirvāṇa. The saṃsāra life of reincarnation is 此岸 this shore; the stream of karma is 中流 the stream between the one shore and the other. Metaphor for an end to any affair. pāramitā (an incorrect etymology, no doubt old) is the way to reach the other shore.; The other shore; nirvāṇa.

流轉


流转

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liú zhuǎn
    liu2 zhuan3
liu chuan
 ruten
to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital)
saṃsāra, transmigration, flowing and returning, flowing back again.

生死

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shēng sǐ
    sheng1 si3
sheng ssu
 seishi(p); shouji; shoushi / seshi(p); shoji; shoshi
    せいし(P); しょうじ; しょうし
life or death
(1) life and death; life or death; (2) (しょうじ, しょうし only) {Buddh} samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); (3) (しょうじ, しょうし only) death
saṃsāra: birth and death: rebirth and redeath; life and death; 生死, 死生; 生生死死 ever-recurring saṃsāra or transmigrations; the round of mortality. There are two, three, four, seven, and twelve kinds of 生死; the two are 分斷生死 the various karmaic transmigrations, and 不思義變易生死 (or simply 變易生死) the inconceivable transformation life in the Pure Land. Among the twelve are final separation from mortality of the arhat, with 無餘 no remains of it causing return; one final death and no rebirth of the anāgāmin; the seven advancing rebirths of the srota-āpanna; down to the births-cum-deaths of hungry ghosts.

破有

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pò yǒu
    po4 you3
p`o yu
    po yu
 hau
To refute the belief in the reality of things; to break the power of transmigration as does the Buddha.

輪回


轮回

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lún huí
    lun2 hui2
lun hui
 meguru
    めぐる
variant of 輪迴|轮回[lun2 hui2]
(irregular kanji usage) (noun/participle) (Buddhist term) samsara; endless cycle of death and rebirth; (female given name) Meguru

逆流

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nì liú
    ni4 liu2
ni liu
 gyakuryuu / gyakuryu
    ぎゃくりゅう
against the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
To go against the current, i.e. the stream of transmigration, and enter the path of Nirvana, also called 預流, the srota-āpanna, or śrāvaka first stage.

道俗

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dào sú
    dao4 su2
tao su
 douzoku / dozoku
    どうぞく
monks and laity
Monks and laymen.

順流


顺流

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shùn liú
    shun4 liu2
shun liu
Going with the stream, i.e. of transmigration, custom, etc.

僵娑洛

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jiāng suō luò
    jiang1 suo1 luo4
chiang so lo
 sōsharaku
saṃsāra, course, transmigration, v. 散 and 生死.

反流位

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fǎn liú wèi
    fan3 liu2 wei4
fan liu wei
 honru i
a position from which one is acting counter to the flow of saṃsāra

散拓羅

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sàn tà luō
    san4 ta4 luo1
san t`a lo
    san ta lo
saṃsāra, course, passage, transmigration.

有漏道

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yǒu lòu dào
    you3 lou4 dao4
yu lou tao
 uro dō
(or 有漏路) The way of mortal saṃsāra, in contrast with 無漏道 that of nirvāṇa.

逆流道

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nì liú dào
    ni4 liu2 dao4
ni liu tao
 gyakuru dō
path of reversing the flow (of saṃsāra)

隨流事


随流事

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suí liú shì
    sui2 liu2 shi4
sui liu shih
 zuiru ji
situations, events, etc., that go along with the flow of saṃsāra

隨流位


随流位

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suí liú wèi
    sui2 liu2 wei4
sui liu wei
 zuiru i
from the perspective of going along with the flow of saṃsāra

順流舟

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shùn liú zhōu
    shun4 liu2 zhou1
shun liu chou
(saṃsāra, like a) boat that flows with the current

九縛一脫


九缚一脱

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jiǔ fú yī tuō
    jiu3 fu2 yi1 tuo1
chiu fu i t`o
    chiu fu i to
 ku baku ichi datsu
The nine states of bondage and the one state of liberation. The nine states are the hells of fire, of blood, of swords; asuras, men, devas, māras, nirgranthas, form and formless states; these are all saṃsāra states, i.e. of reincarnation. The one state of freedom, or for obtaining freedom, is nirvāṇa.

二種生死


二种生死

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èr zhǒng shēng sǐ
    er4 zhong3 sheng1 si3
erh chung sheng ssu
 nishu shōji
two kinds of saṃsāra

內外塵沙


内外尘沙

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nèi wài chén shā
    nei4 wai4 chen2 sha1
nei wai ch`en sha
    nei wai chen sha
 naige jinja
the innumerable details in and out of saṃsāra

分段生死

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fēn duàn shēng sǐ
    fen1 duan4 sheng1 si3
fen tuan sheng ssu
 bundan shōji
分段死, 分段身, 分段三道 all refer to the mortal lot, or dispensation in regard to the various forms of reincarnation.

反出生死

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fǎn chū shēng sǐ
    fan3 chu1 sheng1 si3
fan ch`u sheng ssu
    fan chu sheng ssu
 honshutsu shōji
One of the seven kinds of mortality, i. e. escape from it into nirvana.

反流歸源


反流归源

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fǎn liú guī yuán
    fan3 liu2 gui1 yuan2
fan liu kuei yüan
 honru kigen
to go against the flow of saṃsāra and return to the original fount of nirvāṇa, or enlightenment

反流索源

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fǎn liú suǒ yuán
    fan3 liu2 suo3 yuan2
fan liu so yüan
 honnu sakugen
to go against the flow of saṃsāra and return to the original fount of nirvāṇa, or enlightenment

反流達源


反流达源

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fǎn liú dá yuán
    fan3 liu2 da2 yuan2
fan liu ta yüan
 honru datsugen
to go against the flow of saṃsāra and return to the original fount of nirvāṇa, or enlightenment

有爲生死


有为生死

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yǒu wéi shēng sǐ
    you3 wei2 sheng1 si3
yu wei sheng ssu
 ui shōji
The mortal saṃsāra life of births and deaths, contrasted with 無爲生死 effortless mortality, e. g. transformation such as that of the Bodhisattva.

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Reincarnation
Transmigration of Souls
輪回 / 輪廻
轮回
rin ne / rinnelún huí / lun2 hui2 / lun hui / lunhui
Samsara
Endless Cycle of Rebirth
輪廻
轮廻
rinnelún huí / lun2 hui2 / lun hui / lunhui
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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