Pure Land
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Chinese 淨土/净土 (Jìngtǔ) and Japanese 浄土 (Jōdo), both meaning "pure land" and used as the common name of the Buddhist sect devoted to Amitabha and rebirth into his pure land.
Proper noun[edit]
- (Buddhism) A school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on the Pure Land sutras and the buddha Amitabha.
- (Buddhism) The specific pure land of the buddha Amitabha, generally understood as a paradise wherein believers will be led to enlightenment.
Synonyms[edit]
- (sect of Mahayana Buddhism): Amidism, Jodo Buddhism
- (paradise): Sukhavati, Jodo; see also Thesaurus:afterlife
Translations[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Pure Land (plural Pure Lands)
- (Buddhism) Alternative letter-case form of pure land: any of the various celestial realms of other buddhas and boddhisattvas.