also: しゃくぜん
noun
accumulation of good deeds
A Buddhist-influenced term for the piling up of virtuous acts over time, often with the idea that this brings good fortune. Contrasts with 積悪 (accumulation of evil deeds).
See also: 積悪
積善の家には必ず余慶あり。
A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have lasting blessings.
彼は日々の小さな親切を積善と考えている。
He considers daily small kindnesses as an accumulation of good deeds.
積善 is the accumulation of good deeds, while 積悪 refers to the accumulation of evil deeds.
From 積 (accumulate) + 善 (good). The reading せきぜん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; しゃくぜん is a less common variant.