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A bit confused as they seem to be the same thing or same category so am curious on what the exact difference is as well as if there are any other tags that are the same type/category.
Is there a difference between transmigration and reincarnation
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DarkShadowBlaze Transmigration is if a soul from another world goes and enters the body of an already existing individual from the world he is transferred to. Reincarnation is when one dies, and is reborn anew from birth onward. That's my understanding on it, hope that helps. :)
Additionally, transmigration also includes being transported as is to another world.
Reincarnation can also include going back to an earlier point in one's own timeline.
lynerparel The best explanation I've seen on these. I know nothing about them either. Thanks.
lynerparel That's exactly what it is. Two different things entirely.
I know nothing, except the ignorance of my existence
A bit of clarification here.
Reincarnation is an old concept. Reborn -- simple as that. Into this (the same) world or another doesn't matter. You die, you're born again. The new you (in most cases) would have absolutely no clue about your past life. The reborn you might even totally disbelieve the very concept of reincarnation. See buddism and hinduism for a more thorough explanation of the concept.
Arguably reincarnation is one form of transmigration. The 'you' in you leaves one state and enters another.
Transmigration basically means you were there, and now you're here. For the purpose of fiction it wouldn't be used for you taking a drive in your car from point A to point B. This would, also arguably, disqualify you opening a portal into another world since it kind of resembles you taking that drive in your car.
In the most primitive sense logging into World of Warcraft would qualify in as much as you accept that your gaming avatar is a representation of 'you'. Hence most 'sleep on your bed while playing a game in your digital avatar' stories would qualify.
Having your soul/essence/whatever moved into another entity would definitely qualify, which means all the body-swapping shenanigans common in Japanese romance definitely qualifies, but again this isn't usually what is meant in fiction.
For all practical use, in fiction, it means 'you', temporarily or premanently, leave your body and enter another. This second body is also physically present in a different world than the world your primary one was in.
See what I did there. Something so simple suddenly became so difficult :D