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转世 zhuǎnshì verb ［Buddhism］ reincarnate ▸ 转世灵童 [in Tibetan Buddhism] reincarnated soul boy 转世1) The Buddhist belief that after humans or animals die, their soul is reborn to become another human being or animal. This is known as reincarnation (转生 or 转世). 2) The Tibetan Buddhist system of determining the successor of a Living Buddha (活佛). After a Living Buddha dies, divination is carried out, and religious offerings are made to find out how many infants were born at the time of the Living Buddha’s death. One of these infants is chosen to be the reincarnation and successor of the Living Buddha. |