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Transmigration
TransmigrationThe term transmigration, from the Latin transmigrare (to migrate across or over), means to pass from one condition, place, or body to another. Transmigration is usually identified with the Greek word metempsychosis (change of soul), the "transmigration of souls" drawing on the Greek Orphic mysteries. In South Asian religions, transmigration is related to the karmic cycle where one's moral action determines the condition of the soul and the quality of its rebirth. In Hinduism, the cycle of rebirth is eternal unless the soul is liberated (moksha ) by knowledge or arduous effort (Yoga). In Buddhism the soul and transmigration are ultimately illusory (maya ), being passing emergents from samsara, the eternal, undifferentiated stream of being. See also Karma; Life after Death ernest simmons |
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SIMMONS, ERNEST. "Transmigration." Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. SIMMONS, ERNEST. "Transmigration." Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200519.html SIMMONS, ERNEST. "Transmigration." Encyclopedia of Science and Religion. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404200519.html |
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transmigrate
trans·mi·grate / transˈmīˌgrāt; tranz-/ • v. [intr.] 1. (of the soul) pass into a different body after death. 2. rare migrate. DERIVATIVES: trans·mi·gra·tion / ˌtransˌmīˈgrāshən; ˌtranz-/ n. trans·mi·gra·tor / -ˌgrātər/ n. trans·mi·gra·to·ry / -grəˌtôrē/ adj. |
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"transmigrate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "transmigrate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-transmigrate.html "transmigrate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-transmigrate.html |
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transmigration
transmigration †removal of the Jews into captivity at Babylon XIII; passage from one place to another XIV; passage of the soul at death into another body, metempsychosis XVI. — late L. transmigrātiō, -ōn- change of country, f. transmigrāre, whence transmigrate XVII (pp. XV); see TRANS-, MIGRATE, -ATION.
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T. F. HOAD. "transmigration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "transmigration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-transmigration.html T. F. HOAD. "transmigration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-transmigration.html |
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transmigration
transmigration (tranz-my-gray-shŏn) n. the act of passing through or across, e.g. the passage of blood cells through the intact walls of capillaries and venules (see diapedesis).
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"transmigration." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "transmigration." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-transmigration.html "transmigration." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-transmigration.html |
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Transmigration
Transmigration: see REBIRTH.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Transmigration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Transmigration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Transmigration.html JOHN BOWKER. "Transmigration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Transmigration.html |
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"transmigrate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "transmigrate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-transmigrate.html "transmigrate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-transmigrate.html |
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