Pure Land

English

Amitābha and his attendant bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (right) and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (left)

Etymology

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

Pure Land

1. (Buddhism) A school of Mahayana Buddhism focused on the Pure Land sutras and the buddha Amitabha.
2. (Buddhism) The specific pure land of the buddha Amitabha, generally understood as a paradise wherein believers will be led to enlightenment.

Synonyms

• (sect of Mahayana Buddhism): Amidism, Jodo Buddhism
• (paradise): Sukhavati, Jodo; see also Thesaurus:afterlife

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 淨土宗／净土宗 (Jìngtǔzōng)

• Japanese: 浄土仏教 (Jōdo bukkyō)
• Korean: 정토종 (Jeongto-jong)
• Vietnamese: Tịnh độ tông (淨土宗)

Noun

Pure Land (plural Pure Lands)

1. (Buddhism) Alternative letter-case form of pure land: any of the various celestial realms of other buddhas and boddhisattvas.