noun
wholesomeness in meditation and daily life
Buddhist term referring to the two kinds of wholesome acts: those performed during meditative concentration (定善) and those performed in ordinary daily activities (散善).
浄土教では、定散二善の実践が往生の助けとなると説かれる。
In Pure Land Buddhism, it is taught that the practice of the two kinds of wholesomeness aids in attaining rebirth in the Pure Land.
From 定 (じょう, 'meditative concentration') + 散 (さん, 'scattered, ordinary') + 二 (に, 'two') + 善 (ぜん, 'good, wholesome'). A technical term in Pure Land Buddhism.