when i do session.save(object)
its saves the object to the db
what is the easiest way to save a list of the same object.
If i do a for loop and save each object i get multiple sql inserts, which i dont want.

It is normal to get a sequence of inserts to add multiple rows to a table. SQL doesn't have a multiple-row-insert construct. The only shortcut to multiple inserts is a database "load" command, which ofen requires the whole database (or the set of related tables) to be put in a special standalone state. It's only meant for an initial load.

Take a look @ this hibernate tutorial.

http://www.hibernate.org/hib_docs/refer ... batch.html