转世:1、转生
reincarnation
2、(喇嘛教 Lamaism)寺院集团决定活佛继承人的制度。开始于13世纪。活佛死后,通过占卜、降神等活动,寻找在活佛死时出生的若干婴儿,从中选一个作为活佛的转世,定为继承人。
reincarnation; system that started in the 13th century, whereby the successor to the living Buddha of a monastery is chosen. When a living Buddha dies, several soul boys born on the day of his death are selected through divinations and seances, and one of whom is selected as his reincarnation.