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化転 (けてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

化け転てん

also: けでん

Meanings

1

noun

turning evil into good through proselytization

Buddhism

Buddhist term referring to the transformation of negative karma or evil into positive outcomes by spreading the teachings.

化け転てんの教おしえは、悪あくを善ぜんに変かえる力ちからがあるとされる。
The teaching of 化転 is said to have the power to turn evil into good.

Written forms

化転
- けてん
  Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
- けでん
  Alternate reading けでん; less common than けてん.
けでん

Kanji

化change, take the form of, influence
転revolve, turn around, change

Etymology

Buddhist term composed of 化 (change, transform) and 転 (turn, revolve). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.