noun
metempsychosis; transmigration of souls
Buddhist term for the cycle of rebirth; a technical concept in Buddhist philosophy.
仏教では、多生の考え方が輪廻と結びついている。
In Buddhism, the concept of metempsychosis is linked to the cycle of rebirth.
noun
saving many lives
Used in the context of sparing or rescuing many living beings; often appears in the compound 一殺多生 (issatsu tashō), meaning 'killing one to save many'.
See also: 一殺多生
一殺多生という言葉は、一人を犠牲にして多くを救うことを指す。
The phrase 一殺多生 refers to sacrificing one to save many.