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他生 (tashou) Japanese meaning: previous existence | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Expressions 他た 生しょう の 縁えん karma from a previous life; predestined affinity 袖そで 振ふ り 合あ うも 他た 生しょう の 縁えん even a chance meeting is predestined; even a casual encounter can lead to a deep bond Kanji 他 other, another, the others Related words 輪りん 廻ね 輪廻 specifically refers to the cycle of rebirth (samsara), while 他生 emphasizes the individual past or future existences within that cycle.
前ぜん 世せ 前世 is the common word for 'previous life' and is used in both religious and casual contexts. 他生 is more formal and explicitly Buddhist, also covering future lives.
Etymology From Buddhist terminology, combining 他 (other) and 生 (life/existence). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese compound used in religious contexts.
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彼かれ
は
他た
生しょう
の
存そん
在ざい
を
信しん
じ
て
いる
。
He believes in the existence of past and future lives.
一いち 河が の 流なが れを 汲く むも 他た 生しょう の 縁えん
even chance encounters are fated; today's events are shaped by past lives