also: はじゃけんせい
noun
crushing evil and spreading the truth
Buddhist yojijukugo. Refers to the act of refuting false teachings and revealing the correct doctrine. Used in religious or philosophical contexts.
破邪顕正の精神で、誤った教えを正す。
With the spirit of crushing evil and spreading the truth, correct false teachings.
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo. The reading はじゃけんしょう is the most common.
Alternate reading, less common. Lists both はじゃけんしょう and はじゃけんせい.
A yojijukugo of Buddhist origin, composed of 破 (break/destroy), 邪 (evil/wrong), 顕 (reveal/manifest), and 正 (correct/truth). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the idea of refuting heresy and promoting orthodoxy.