Which belief describes the soul moving from one body to another after death?

• A. The soul remains with the body
• B. The transmigration of souls
• C. Death ends all existence
• D. The soul moves from one body to another after death

Answer: (B)

Transmigration of souls describes the belief that the soul leaves a body at death and enters a new body, continuing across lifetimes. This term is used to name the idea of personal continuity beyond a single life, found in traditions such as Hinduism, and in some forms of Buddhism and Jainism. Because the question asks for the term that describes this belief, the transmigration of souls is the best answer—it labels the process itself. The alternative that the soul remains with the body describes a different view in which the soul does not depart at death. The idea that death ends all existence denies ongoing personal existence. And while saying the soul moves from one body to another after death conveys the same process, it doesn’t name the specific belief with a standard doctrinal term.