转世的传说

转世指一个有意识之生物体死亡后，其意识、性格特点或灵魂在另一个肉体里重生。
转世是佛教、道教、印度教、锡克教、耆那教、一些非洲宗教以及很多不同的宗教和哲学的主要信条。
大部分的非一神教信徒也相信转世说。

信仰的起源这种信仰早于原始文化中出现。
一些学者认为，这种信仰源于三个普遍的信念：

1.
人类是有灵魂的，而灵魂与呼吸之间有一种不明确的关系，可与肉体分离。
在睡眠时，分离是短暂的；在死亡后，灵魂则与肉体永远分开。

2.
动植物也有灵魂，而且强大地影响人类的力量与情绪(即泛灵论)。

3.
灵魂可从一个有机体转移到另一个有机体上。

在很多印度教（尚存的最古老宗教）中，仍有人拥护这个信念。

图腾信仰亦包含灵魂在人类肉体间转移的暗示。

东方宗教与传统中的转世慨念

佛教

佛教中，转世被称为轮回。
佛教认为，轮回是一个过程，人死去以后，“识”会离开人体，经过一些过程以后进入另一个刚刚出生的新生命体内，该新生命体可以是人类，也可以是动物、鬼、神。
只有到达涅槃的境界方可摆脱轮回。
在佛教的一些转世修行者中，转世者被认为可以获得前世的记忆。

道教

东汉末年的《老子变化经》、边韶《老子铭》、三国时吴葛玄所著《老子道德经序诀》、六朝时期的《老子变化无极经》等，均讲述老子化身历代降生的神话，即常说的“老子81化”，每一世皆有名号。
唐代的《紫微大帝说玄武本传》又增加了一世，说老子82化为玄武神。

《太平广记》载刘三复此人“能记三生事，尝为马，伤蹄则心痛，转世为人，乘马至硗确之地必缓辔，有石必去。
”《志异》卷一有《三生》的短篇小说。

西方宗教与传统中的转世慨念

经典希腊哲学

一些古希腊哲学家相信转世论；可参考柏拉图所著的《斐多》（也译《费多》）和《理想国》。
毕达哥拉斯相信是第一位深入发展这个概念的哲学家。

基督教派的道成肉身

“道成肉身”（英语：incarnation，源于拉丁语in carnis——“在肉[身]中”）是基督教基本教义之一（见于《尼西亚信经》），基于对《圣经·新约全书》的理解[1]。
该教义认为：三位一体中的圣子在降世之前与圣父同体，称为“道”。
后来这个“道”以肉身的形式降世成人，便是耶稣。
所以耶稣就是道成肉身，既是完全的神又是完全的人。

罗马公教传入中国时，传教士借用中国传统名词“天主”称呼唯一真神，此译名乃源自中国神话中的天神──天主一词；中国基督教新教则借用同属中国传统名词“上帝、神”称呼。
《约翰福音》第1章第1节：“太初有道，道与神同在，道就是神”；这个“道”是新教的译法，而公教则译为“言”；英文是“word”，相当于希腊文“逻各斯”。

现代有关转世的观念

不同的观点

有人认为转世不只是一种信仰，而是一个历史中的实际发生的现象，在原始社会及先进社会中都不断地被发现。

在原始文化中，转世的被认为是灵魂。
但在不同的文化里有不同的解释。
比如，佛教认为人死去以后，“识”会离开人体，经过一些过程以后进入另一个刚刚出生的新生命体内。
现代有观点认为转世的是独立于生物体神经活动的意识。

其他

有人认为，即使相信转世说，不等于削弱一神教中天堂、地狱和最后审判存在的可能性。
主要因为大日如来可视为等同于上帝，而一神教的复活说其实是比转世或轮回更为深刻的教义，因为兼顾了个体而不只是把人看成生命之流。

Introduce:After reincarnation shows a conscious organism dies, characteristic of its consciousness, disposition or soul are in another body renascence.
Reincarnation is religion of buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Xi Ke teaching, Jainism, a few Africa and the main credo of a lot of different religion and philosophy.
Believer of major contemporary blame henotheism also believes reincarnation says.
Devotional origin this kind of belief antedates appear in primitive culture.
A few scholars think, this kind of belief results from 3 widespread belief: 1.
The mankind has the spirit, and there is a kind of ambiguous concern between the soul and breath, can depart with the body.
When Morpheus, depart is brief; After death, incorporeal criterion and body part forever.
2.
Move a plant to also have the spirit, and the force that affects the mankind formidably and mood (float namely spirit talking) .
3.
The soul can arrive from an organism move on another organism.
In a lot of Hinduism (the oldest religion that still puts) in the institute, still somebody upholds this conviction.
Totemic belief also includes the suggestion that the soul transfers between human body.
The pray to Buddha of reincarnation deeply touched in Oriental religion and tradition teachs buddhism in, reincarnation is called metempsychosis.
Buddhism thinks, metempsychosis is a process, after the person is gone, "Knowledge " can leave human body, inside the style of new student life that just is born through another is being entered after a few processes, style of life of this new student can be the mankind, also can be animal, ghost, god.
The state that reachs Nie    only just can cast off metempsychosis.
In Nazarite of Buddhist a few reincarnation, reincarnation person the memory that is thought to be able to obtain preexistence.
Of last years of a dynasty or reign of Taoism the Eastern Han Dynasty " father change classics " , Bian Shao " father inscription " , the Wu Gexuan when the the Three Kingdoms is written " part of order of father morality classics " , of 6 day period " father change is not had extremely classics " etc, all tell about father the myth that reincarnate past dynasties is born, often say namely " father 81 change " , each world is all famous date.
Of Tang Dynasty " violet small great emperor says black Wu Benchuan " increased generation again, say father spirit of incredible connecting with the boxing skill of 82 melt into.
" peace and tranquility is wide write down " carry Liu Sanfu this person " can note 3 make trouble, taste for the horse, injury hoof is aching, reincarnation is a person, mount comes Qiao truly the ground needs delay bridle, have Shi Bi.
" " different of annals talking about fast " coil to have " 3 unripe " short story.
The reincarnation deeply touched in western religion and tradition studies classical and Greek philosophy a few ancient Greek philosopher believe reincarnation is talked; Can consult Plato place is written " Fei is much " (also interpret " cost is much " ) and " Utopia " .
The Pythagoras believes is the first philosopher that develops this idea deep.
The path of Christian clique becomes fleshy body " path the body that become the flesh " (English: Incarnation, result from Latin Incarnis—— " in the flesh [personally] in "14005