The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis.

(1) The passing of a soul into another body after death. (2) Reincarnation.

This refers to the idea of the transmigration of an individual's soul. It is also called samsara or reincarnation. This is the notion that after death, a person's soul is born-again into another individual (human, animal, etc.).

Life can change form (species) during the process of Reincarnation.

to the cycle of death and rebirth, wherein one might reincarnate to any of the six levels of existence within the Three Realms.

of the Soul: The Hindu belief that at death, a person's soul is reborn into another living entity. Often, this is a new human. But if the individual has accumulated a bad balance of Karma, they may return as an animal. This term is often confused with Reincarnation.

The belief in the successive reincarnation of the soul in different bodies. (p. 142)