metempsychosis; transmigration of souls
Buddhist term for the cycle of rebirth; a technical concept in Buddhist philosophy.
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
In Buddhism, the concept of metempsychosis is linked to the cycle of rebirth.
The phrase 一殺多生 refers to sacrificing one to save many.
From 多 (many) + 生 (life, birth). The Buddhist sense is a direct translation of the Sanskrit concept of metempsychosis.