顕けん

noun, na-adjective

exposure; clarity

Archaic noun or adjectival noun meaning something being exposed, clear, or manifest. Rarely used independently in modern Japanese; mostly found in classical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、「顕けん」が物もの事ごとの明あきらかさを表あらわす語ごとして使つかわれる。

  In old texts, 顕 is used as a word expressing the clarity or exposure of things.

noun

exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings

Abbreviation of 顕教 (けんぎょう), referring to exoteric or publicly taught Buddhist doctrines, as opposed to esoteric (密教) teachings. Used in Buddhist contexts.

See also: 顕教

• 顕けん教ぎょうと密みっ教きょうの違ちがいについて学まなぶ。

  Learn about the difference between exoteric and esoteric Buddhism.