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Meanings
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previous existence; future existence; transmigration
Buddhist term referring to past or future lives, or the cycle of rebirth. Rare in everyday conversation; mainly found in religious texts or discussions of reincarnation.
In Buddhism, there is the concept of connections from past lives.
He believes in the existence of past and future lives.
Expressions
- 他生の縁karma from a previous life; predestined affinity
- 袖振り合うも他生の縁even a chance meeting is predestined; even a casual encounter can lead to a deep bond
- 袖の振り合わせも他生の縁even a chance encounter is predestined
- 一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁even chance encounters are fated; today's events are shaped by past lives
- 一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁everything is preordained; nothing happens by chance