rebirth cycle
Eternal return loop
A rebirth cycle is the pattern of death and reincarnation found in Hindu, Buddhist, and other spiritual traditions—the soul passing through successive lives until achieving liberation.
The term also describes any recurring pattern of renewal: The company went through several rebirth cycles before finding its footing.
In video games, a rebirth cycle is a mechanic where players restart with accumulated advantages.
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- wheel of lifeBuddhist rebirth cycle diagram
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- past livesPrevious cycles of existence
karma · chrysalis · palingenesis · seasonal change · life after death · ouroboros · born again · phoenix · cocoon · molt · lunar phases · self-discovery · catharsis · butterfly · circle of life · return · death · new beginning
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- reincarnationsamsara, transmigration, past lives, soul transfer, karmic debt
- story patternshero's journey, monomyth, rise and fall, redemption arc, origin story
- Hindu conceptsmoksha, karma, atman, dharma, karma yoga
- Jainismahimsa, moksha, right conduct, non-violence, non-attachment
- Hindu Heavenheavenly realm, celestial realm, heavenly realms, divine realms, golden city
rebirth cycleeternal damnation
Everlasting punishment after death
annihilation · oblivion · moksha · nirvana · salvation