previous life; past existence
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
previous life; past existence
literaryA concept from Buddhism and folk beliefs, referring to a person's life before their current reincarnation. It implies cause and effect, suggesting deeds (karma) from a past life influence the present.
Lǎo老
rén人
men们
cháng常
shuō说
，
jīn今
shēng生
xiāng相
yù遇
shì是
qián前
shì世
xiū修
lái来
de的
yuán缘
fèn分
。
Elders often say that meeting in this life is a fate cultivated in a previous life.
Tā他
xiāng相
xìn信
jīn今
shēng生
de的
kǔ苦
nàn难
shì是
qián前
shì世
de的
bào报
yìng应
。
He believes the suffering in this life is retribution for deeds in a past life.
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Zài在
Fó佛
jiào教
gù故
shì事
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
ēn恩
yuàn怨
dōu都
yuán源
yú于
qián前
shì世
。
In Buddhist tales, many kindnesses and grudges originate from past lives.
Tā她
zǒng总
gǎn感
jué觉
duì对
nà那
ge个
dì地
fang方
hěn很
shú熟
xī悉
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
qián前
shì世
dào到
guò过
yī一
yàng样
。
She always feels very familiar with that place, as if she had been there in a past life.