後こう身しん

noun

successor organization; reincarnation of a group

Used for an organization, institution, or group that is the successor or continuation of a previous one. Often appears in formal or historical contexts.

• この会かい社しゃは旧きゅう財ざい閥ばつの後こう身しんです。

  This company is the successor of the old zaibatsu.

noun

new existence after rebirth; reincarnated form

Buddhist term referring to the new body or existence one takes after rebirth. Also used metaphorically for a transformed self or entity.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、死し後ごに後こう身しんを得えると考かんがえられている。

  In Buddhism, it is believed that one obtains a new existence after death.