Definition

Verb: * To reincarnate: To be born again in a new body or form of life after death, according to certain religious or philosophical beliefs, such as Buddhism or Hinduism. This is the core and most common meaning. * To transmigrate: (Less common) To pass from one body or state of existence into another, especially referring to the soul.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người ta tin rằng linh hồn sẽ đầu thai sau khi chết. (People believe the soul will reincarnate after death.)
  • Truyền thuyết kể rằng vị anh hùng đó đã đầu thai thành một con rồng. (The legend says that hero reincarnated into a dragon.)
  • Theo giáo lý nhà Phật, nghiệp quyết định kiếp đầu thai tiếp theo. (According to Buddhist doctrine, karma determines the next reincarnation.)

Advanced Usage

• Sự đầu thai (noun): The act or process of reincarnation; incarnation.
  • Giáo lý về sự đầu thai là trung tâm của Ấn Độ giáo. (The doctrine of reincarnation is central to Hinduism.)
• Đầu thai chuyển kiếp: A compound phrase meaning "to reincarnate and transmigrate through lifetimes," emphasizing the cyclical process.
  • Câu chuyện kể về hành trình đầu thai chuyển kiếp qua nhiều kiếp người. (The story tells of the journey of reincarnation and transmigration through many human lives.)

Variants and Related Words

• Luân hồi (noun): Samsara; the cycle of death and rebirth. This is the broader concept within which (the individual act of rebirth) occurs.
• Tái sinh (verb): To be reborn. This can be a synonym for but can also be used in a more general or metaphorical sense (e.g., a company reborn).
• Chuyển kiếp (verb): To transmigrate; to pass from one existence to another.

Synonyms

• Tái sinh: To be reborn.
• Chuyển sinh: To transmigrate (literary).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Kiếp trước / Kiếp sau: Previous life / Next life. These terms are inherently linked to the concept of .
  • Anh ấy nói tôi là người thân từ kiếp trước của anh ấy. (He said I am a relative from his previous life.)
• Đầu thai kiếp khác: To reincarnate into a different existence.
  • Cô ấy ước mình có thể đầu thai kiếp khác làm một con chim. (She wishes she could reincarnate into a different existence as a bird.)

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