現げん生しょうMeanings1nounthis world; this lifeBuddhismBuddhist term referring to the present world or current life, often contrasted with the afterlife or past/future existences. See also 現世 (げんせ).See also: 現世現げん生しょうでの行おこないが来らい世せに影えい響きょうすると説とかれる。It is taught that one's deeds in this life affect the next.