also: りゅうてん
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
continual change; vicissitudes
Refers to the constant flux of all things, often with a philosophical or poetic tone. Used in both noun and する-verb forms.
万物は流転する。
All things are in a state of flux.
人生の流転を静かに受け入れる。
Quietly accept the vicissitudes of life.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
transmigration; metempsychosis
Buddhist term for the cycle of rebirth; souls transmigrate through different existences. Often used in religious or philosophical contexts.
仏教では、魂は流転を繰り返すとされる。
In Buddhism, it is said that the soul undergoes repeated transmigration.