transmigrating
Passing between bodies
Transmigrating is moving from one place, state, or body to another.
The word appears most often in spiritual contexts—souls transmigrating between bodies across lifetimes, as in Hindu and Buddhist belief: The soul transmigrates from one form to another until it achieves liberation.
Less commonly, it describes migration across borders or regions.
Cycle of rebirth
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- soulInnermost animating essence
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
nirvana · moksha · afterlife · destiny · renewal · awakening · dharma · atman
Leaving one's native country
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- movementChange in position
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- displacementRemoval from usual location
diaspora · exodus · pilgrimage · crossing · journey · wandering · borders · passage
Profound biological restructuring
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- transmutationComplete change of form
- conversionAct of changing states
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
mutation · morphing · shift · changeover · becoming · alchemy · transubstantiation · adaptation
samsara
Cycle of rebirth
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- soulInnermost animating essence
cycle · nirvana · moksha · afterlife · destiny · renewal · awakening · dharma · atman · bardo
expatriation
Leaving one's native country
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- movementChange in position
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
displacement · diaspora · exodus · pilgrimage · crossing · journey · wandering · borders · passage · asylum
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- transmutationComplete change of form
- conversionAct of changing states
evolution · mutation · morphing · shift · changeover · becoming · alchemy · transubstantiation · adaptation · emergence
Styx
Mythological boundary water
- CharonMythical underworld ferryman
- ferrymanOne who shuttles across water
- obolusSmall Greek bronze coin
river · passage · threshold · veil · boundary · departure · Anubis · underworld · journey · guide
transmigratingperishing
In process of dying
annihilation · oblivion · eternal rest · ending · dissolving