破邪顕正

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
じゃ
Grade: S
けん
Grade: S
しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
破邪顯正 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Idiom

()(じゃ)(けん)(しょう) (hajakenshō

  1. (Buddhism) To reveal heretical views and teachings, and to demonstrate the correct views, practices and teachings of Buddhism.[1][2][3]
  2. Denying what is wrong, and showing the truth; destroying injustice and upholding righteousness.[4][3]

References

  1. ^ 破邪顕正”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN