Many Eastern religions teach that virtuous people reincarnate into better forms after death.

reincarnate 由前缀 re-（表示"再次"）和 incarnate（使具体化、化身）组成。incarnate 本身来自拉丁语 in（进入）和 caro（肉体），字面意思是"进入肉体"。 reincarnate 作为动词，意思是"转世、重生"，指灵魂在死后进入新的身体或生命形式。