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Meanings
1
metempsychosis; transmigration of souls
Buddhist term for the cycle of rebirth; a technical concept in Buddhist philosophy.
In Buddhism, the concept of metempsychosis is linked to the cycle of rebirth.
2
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
The phrase 一殺多生 refers to sacrificing one to save many.
Expressions
- 一殺多生killing one to save many is justified
- 袖すり合うも多生の縁even a chance encounter is predestined