transmigrations
Passages between lives
Transmigrations are movements of souls from one body to another after death—the core concept in beliefs about reincarnation.
The word applies to any large-scale migration or passage from one state to another: the transmigrations of peoples across continents, the transmigration of data between servers.
The spiritual sense remains primary: Hindu beliefs about the transmigration of souls.
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- past livesPrevious cycles of existence
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- soulInnermost animating essence
dharma · moksha · nirvana · bodhisattva · avatar · reincarnate · atman · wheel of life
Coming into the world
- deathCessation of life
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- transformationThorough change in form
metamorphosis · cycle · seasons · decay · emergence · return · palingenesis · becoming
Relocating abroad permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- displacementRemoval from usual location
resettlement · expatriation · repatriation · nomadism · movement · crossing · pilgrimage · refugee
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- liberationRelease from constraint
- ascensionMovement to higher position
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
salvation · consciousness · soul transfer · spiritual journey · pneuma · anima · essence · nirvana
Sky or bliss
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- purgatoryPlace of temporary suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
limbo · netherworld · elysium · judgment · soul journey · crossing over · spirit realm · otherworld
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- past livesPrevious cycles of existence
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
soul · dharma · moksha · nirvana · bodhisattva · avatar · reincarnate · atman · wheel of life · karmic cycle
birth
Coming into the world
- deathCessation of life
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
transformation · metamorphosis · cycle · seasons · decay · emergence · return · palingenesis · becoming · dissolution
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- relocationPermanent change of residence
displacement · resettlement · expatriation · repatriation · nomadism · movement · crossing · pilgrimage · refugee · border crossing
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- liberationRelease from constraint
- ascensionMovement to higher position
awakening · salvation · consciousness · soul transfer · spiritual journey · pneuma · anima · essence · nirvana · moksha
heaven
Sky or bliss
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- purgatoryPlace of temporary suffering
- underworldRealm of the departed
paradise · limbo · netherworld · elysium · judgment · soul journey · crossing over · spirit realm · otherworld · ancestors
transmigrationsannihilation
Utter, complete destruction
oblivion · eternal rest · cessation · termination · nonexistence
transmigrationspermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
stasis · fixedness · immobility · rootedness · settlement