pure land

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Alternative forms

• Pure Land

Etymology

A calque of Chinese 淨土／净土 (jìngtǔ) and Japanese 浄土 (jōdo), both meaning "pure land".

Noun

pure land (plural pure lands)

1. (Buddhism) The celestial realm or pure abode of a buddha or bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.

Synonyms

• jodo; see also Thesaurus:afterlife

Translations

celestial realm

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 淨土／净土 (zing⁶ tou²)

  Mandarin: 淨土／净土 (zh) (jìngtǔ)

• Finnish: puhdas maa
• Japanese: 浄土 (ja) (じょうど, jōdo)
• Korean: 정토 (jeongto)
• Portuguese: terra pura
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: tịnh độ (vi) (淨土)

Anagrams

• pendular, underlap, uplander