仏教用語・信行用語
Kechien
結縁
Kechien means to establish the Dharma ties with someone who has not yet encountered Buddhist teachings. One’s connection with the Dharma is made by any reaction of the mind to the Dharma which is engraved deep in the deep mind (Araya Shiki) on the recommendation of the teaching.
To believe in the Buddhist teaching obediently on hearing it and engage in the practice is referred to as a favorable condition (Junnen). To oppose the teaching without believing it is referred to as a reverse condition (Gyakuen). In either case, once the condition has been made with the Dharma, it will be maintained without being broken. Therefore, a reverse condition sometimes can be transformed into a favorable condition and those who protest against the faith are said to believe in the Dharma and to become faithful practitioners in the end.
To believe in the Buddhist teaching obediently on hearing it and engage in the practice is referred to as a favorable condition (Junnen). To oppose the teaching without believing it is referred to as a reverse condition (Gyakuen). In either case, once the condition has been made with the Dharma, it will be maintained without being broken. Therefore, a reverse condition sometimes can be transformed into a favorable condition and those who protest against the faith are said to believe in the Dharma and to become faithful practitioners in the end.